Mental Health in Primary Care for Hispanic Youth
This study is testing an online program called eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health. It's designed to help Hispanic youth, aged 12-16, who are experiencing depression, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide. The program aims to strengthen family support and other protective factors. To join, you must be Hispanic, between 12 and 16 years old, live with an adult caregiver willing to participate, and have internet access at home. The researchers will look at whether your symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidality improve over 3, 6, and 18 months. The study is currently recruiting participants in pediatric clinics in South Florida.
- Study design
- This study plans to enroll 468 participants and uses a randomized rollout design, meaning different clinics will start the program at different times.
- What's involved
- You would participate in 13 online sessions of the eHealth Familias Unidas program, which includes video parent group sessions.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your symptoms will be tracked for up to 18 months after starting the program.
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Mental Health in Primary Care
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
17 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Guillermo Prado, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami
- C. Hendricks Brown, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Northwestern University
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What this trial measures
- Depression symptomsBaseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
Change in depression symptom severity will be measured using the Kiddie Computerized Adaptive Test (K-CAT®). K-CAT® measures severity on a scale of 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater depression symptom severity.
- Anxiety symptomsBaseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
Change in anxiety symptom severity will be measured using the Kiddie Computerized Adaptive Test (K-CAT®). K-CAT® measures severity on a scale of 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity.
- SuicidalityBaseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
Change in suicidality severity will be measured using the Kiddie Computerized Adaptive Test (K-CAT®). K-CAT® measures severity on a scale of 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater suicidality symptom severity.
- Change in drug useBaseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
Change in drug use will be reported as the number of days drug use was reported over the last 90 days.
- Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)Baseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
Change in depression symptoms will be assessed with the CESD. Scores range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating the presence of more symptoms.