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Telehealth Behavioral Activation for Teens

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study offers a video-based program called behavioral activation to teens in a Texas youth depression research study. It teaches skills to help teens do more activities they enjoy or find meaningful, with the goal of easing depression.

Behavioral activation is one such empirically supported intervention. Derived from cognitive-behavioral therapy, a well-established treatment for depression, behavioral activation uses psychoeducation and skill-building to increase an individual's engagement in valued and enjoyable activities (e.g., socializing with family and friends, exercising, participating in a hobby) in order to improve depressive symptoms. Research has shown that behavioral activation is an effective intervention for depressed youth. Additionally, it has been shown as a promising intervention that can be conducted in a brief, virtual format and can be effectively implemented by both trained clinicians and trained, non-licensed interventionists. This project will provide Behavioral Activation for youth (12-17) experiencing depression or suicidal ideation who are currently enrolled in the Youth Depression Suicide Network study in Texas.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be enrolled in the Texas Youth Depression Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN) Registry Study.
  • Be ages 12–18 or currently in high school.
  • Have symptoms of depression now.
  • Have a caregiver who is willing to take part.
  • Be able to attend weekly sessions for eight weeks. Both the teen and caregiver must make time for study tasks and sessions.
  • Be able to join video visits while in Texas and provide a reliable way to be contacted.
  • Be willing to agree to join. For ages 12–17, a parent or legal guardian must give permission, and the teen must agree. Participants 18 or older must give their own permission.
  • Read, write, and speak English or Spanish well enough to understand the study and complete the written agreement to join.

Who can't join

  • Have a current medical or mental health condition that the study clinician thinks would make joining difficult or unsafe.
  • Have a current medical or mental health condition that prevents accurate completion of study tasks, such as certain brain or developmental conditions.
  • Have active psychosis (trouble knowing what is real) or mania (an unusually high-energy or excited mood) that affects clear thinking and prevents agreement to join, or needs urgent or more intensive care.
  • For teens ages 12–17, have a parent or legal guardian who cannot understand enough to give permission.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants must be enrolled in the Texas Youth Depression Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN) Registry Study; 2. Be between the ages of 12- 18 or currently enrolled in high school; 3. Have a caregiver that is willing to participate in the program; 4. Be able to commit to weekly sessions for eight weeks; 5. Be currently experiencing depressive symptoms; 6. Be able to participate in telehealth services within the state of Texas; 7. Be willing to provide consent/assent (parents/legally authorized representative (LAR)/guardian or young adult participant, aged 18 or older, must be willing to provide consent; youth, aged 12-17, must be willing to provide assent); 8. Be able to read, write and speak English or Spanish sufficiently to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study; 9. Be willing to dedicate appropriate time to complete scheduled study assessment and measures and attend intervention sessions (both parent/LAR/guardian and youth) 10. Be able to provide a reliable means of contact. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that that would, in the judgment of the study medical clinician, make participation difficult or unsafe; 2. Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that would result in an inability to accurately complete study requirements (e.g., neurological conditions or significant neurodevelopmental concerns); 3. Have active psychotic or manic symptoms resulting in altered mental status and inability to provide assent or requiring immediate attention and/or higher level of intervention; 4. Have a parent/LAR/guardian who is deemed cognitively unable to provide consent (if youth participant, aged 12-17).

Study sites (1)

TX