African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully Healthy Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing Active

• Registration Number: NCT00578318
• Lead Sponsor: Georgetown University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to better understand how African American families identify and treat emotional and behavioral concerns associated with depression in their adolescent youth. The goals of the study included (a) identifying factors associated with participation in psychiatric research and treatment and (b) developing an intervention to increase participation in psychiatric research and treatment.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of African Americans' perceptions of barriers to adolescent and family engagement in psychiatric treatment and research utilizing a mixed methods approach in two Phases. Phase I consisted of data collected via surveys, focus groups and individual interviews with African American adults and youth. The data generated in Phase I provided a foundation for the domains incorporated into manual development and therapist training procedures of the subsequent intervention phase of the project (Phase II).

After the research team developed the depression treatment engagement intervention, the intervention was pilot tested in a sample of depressed African American youth and families (Phase II)

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2007-12-21
• Primary Completion: 2010-01
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Results First Submitted: 2013-01-28
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Results First Submitted QC: 2013-05-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-15
• Results First Posted: 2013-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• Persons who self-identify as Black or African American
• Adolescents aged 11 to 17 at the time of recruitment
• Adult parents
• Parent consent and adolescent assent
• Demonstrated cognitive ability to understand participation

Exclusion Criteria

• Diminished capacity to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Motivational Interviewing Active	Motivational Interviewing Active	Patients received a stepped progression of talk based treatment utilizing Motivational Interviewing as the basis.
Delayed Control	Motivational Interviewing Active	Patients received Treatment as usual (TAU) (i.e. no specific intervention and supportive check-ins from the study staff)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attendance at First Depression Treatment Appointment	Post completion of 2 session Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention (approximately 3-4 weeks on average during which time study staff followed all patients)	Patients were randomized to the intervention or a delayed control group. The primary outcome was bifurcated as yes or no to specify whether or not the patient attended the first available depression treatment appointment scheduled after he/she completed the AAKOMA protocol. The average time to attendance at the first session was approximately 3-4 weeks and during this intermediate time between completion of the protocol and initiation of treatment all patients were followed by study staff).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke Child and Family Study Center; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States