An online parenting intervention to prevent affective disorders in high-risk adolescents

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• Conditions: Affective Disorders in high-risk adolescents; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mood [affective] disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63358736
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Warwick

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35971178/ (added 16/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 5 December 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 433

Inclusion Criteria

1. Provision of written informed consent
2. The target population is parents of young adolescents (aged 11-15) Parents’ include all primary caregivers, including non-biological parents, grandparents, and legal guardians.
3. Sufficient literacy levels to understand and engage with content delivered aurally or visually in English, and has regular access to the Internet and a personal email account (for email communication) or cell phone number (text messaging communication). Early adolescence represents the highest risk period for developing depression.
4. Adolescents scoring 5 above on the SDQ Emotional Problems subscale, indicating higher-than-average risk for emotional problems.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to complete the online parenting intervention
2. Previous entry or randomisation in the present trial.
3. Participation in a clinical trial of a parenting intervention in the last 90 days.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feelings and actions are measured using the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) at baseline, 6 months and 15 months.