Control Condition, Intervention Condition
Conditions
Keywords
digital mental health, adolescent, youth, Public library, Anxiety, community-engaged, implementation
Brief summary
The goal of this aim was to conduct a randomized pilot trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the co-created digital mental health program for anxiety among youth with elevated anxiety. Youth were recruited from local public libraries, and the program was integrated into the teen programming of library services.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTechnology Enabled Prevention Services
Digital mental health intervention focused on anxiety among youth, with one-week and one-month follow-ups
BEHAVIORALLibrary-As-Usual Control Condition
This condition included going over the existing mental health services the library has and then choosing one of those services to participate in
Sponsors
Northwestern University
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 12-18 years, currently enrolled in high school * Score 5 or above on the GAD-7
Exclusion criteria
* Participated in previous field usability trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability | Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition. | Program Feedback Questionnaire (PFQ) |
| Feasibility of Participants Completing the Digital Intervention | Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition. | Completion of intervention by youth in the intervention condition |
| Usability | Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition. | System Usability Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants | RCADS-25, anxiety subscale |
| Avoidance | Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants | Child-Report Measure of Behavioral Avoidance (CAMS) |
| Emotion Regulation | Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition. | Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAshley A Knapp, MA; PhD
Northwestern University
Outcome results
None listed