Primary Care Based Depression Prevention for Adolescents/Young Adults/Young Adults and Young Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: MI + CATCH-IT Internet Site; Behavioral: BA (brief advice) + CATCH-IT Internet site

• Registration Number: NCT00145912
• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the feasibility of an interview between an adolescent / young adult and a PCP (Primary Care Physician).

Detailed Description

A web-based depression prevention program will evaluate the interview. Depression is a condition where people feel sad, tired, have changes in sleep, and lose interest in fun things for more than two weeks. This program teaches adolescents/young adults new skills. They learn new skills by talking with their doctor and doing a workbook at an Internet site. Counselors have used some of these lessons to successfully treat, and in some cases, prevent depression. We do not know if these lessons given in a primary care doctor's office or over the Internet will prevent depression. We will have to do further studies to determine this. If subjects are clinically depressed right now, they cannot be a part of this study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-02
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-05
• Study Start: 2007-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-10
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2013-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

• age 15-21 years and

• two risk factors for developing depression in the next two years:

  • Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) score > 12 and either a family history or past personal history of depression.
  • Exclusion criteria include meeting criteria or undergoing active treatment for M. depression, or having suicidal ideation

Exclusion Criteria

• undergoing active treatment for M. depression, or having suicidal ideation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intrinsic Motivation	MI + CATCH-IT Internet Site	PCP motivational interview + Internet program
Extrinsic Motivation	BA (brief advice) + CATCH-IT Internet site	PCP breif advice + Internet Program

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
use of Internet site	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
depressed mood and risk factors	4 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Chicago; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States