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STARr-project: Preventing depression in youth

Core elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in preventing depression in youth: Does the type and sequence of elements matter?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON25759
Enrollment
240
Registered
2016-10-13
Start date
2017-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depression, depressive symptoms Depressie, depressieve klachten

Interventions

The prevention program will be developed by the researchers themselves, in close collaboration with therapists and experts in the field. The program will be designed as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,
one module with three sessions cognitive restructuring, one module with three sessions behavioral activation, one module with three sessions relaxation and one module with three sessions problem solvi
Chorpita & Weisz, 2009). In each step of this developing process, a group of certified CBT-therapists and experts in the field will be consulted. To investigate whether the type of element is releva
condition A starts with the module cognitive restructuring, condition B starts with the module behavioral activation, condition C starts with the module problem solving and condition D starts with the

Sponsors

Trimbos Instituut in samenwerking met de Universiteit Utrecht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age between 12-18 years old - sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language - (sub)clinical levels of depressive symptoms

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - absence of adolescents’ or parental permission (for subjects aged younger than 18) - currently receiving treatment for psychological problems - acute and severe suicidal thoughts and/or intentions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is the level of self-reported depressive symptoms which will be measured with the CDI-2 (Bodden et al., 2016).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary study parameters are depressive symptoms according to the parent, depression diagnosis, top three problems, suicide risk, quality of life and care costs. Other study parameters are depression severity, comorbidity and demographic variables (possible moderator variables); negative automatic thoughts, behavioral activation, relaxation and problem solving skills (possible mediator variables); and expectancy of treatment, current and previous treatments, satisfaction with treatment and treatment integrity (treatment characteristics).

Contacts

Public ContactMarieke van den Heuvel

Trimbos-instituut

MHeuvel@trimbos.nl030 2959337

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)