Unified Protocol: Community Connections for Emotional Disorders in Youth
This study, "Unified Protocol: Community Connections," is testing two behavioral therapies for children and adolescents with mental health issues, anxiety, or depression. These therapies are called the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) and in Adolescents (UP-A). Researchers want to see how well these therapies work to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and improve overall well-being. You might be able to join if you are between 7 and 17 years old, live in Miami-Dade County, and you and your parents can speak English or Spanish. The study will measure changes in anxiety and depression symptoms over about 24 weeks.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 1500 participants. The study status is currently unclear.
- What's involved
- Participants will attend up to 15 weekly group sessions (for children) or 15-24 weekly individual sessions (for adolescents), lasting 50-90 minutes each. Assessments will occur at the beginning, around week 8, and at the end of treatment (approximately 24 weeks).
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for approximately 24 weeks, with assessments at the beginning, around week 8, and at the natural termination session.
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Unified Protocol: Community Connections
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06038721
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program
Coral Gables, Floridano site contact published
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami
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What this trial measures
- Change in Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale - Parent Revised Short Version (RCADS-P-S)Session 1 (approximately week 1), session 8 (approximately week 8), and at the natural termination session (approximately 24 weeks).
The Change in Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale - Parent Revised Short Version (RCADS-P-25) is 25-item parent-reported scale measuring symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. Items are rated on a 4-point scale from 1 (Never) to 4 (always) with total composite score ranging from 0 to 75. A score of 70 or higher indicates high severity.
- Change in Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale - Child Revised Short Version (RCADS-C-S)Session 1 (approximately week 1), session 8 (approximately week 8), and at the natural termination session (approximately 24 weeks).
The Change in Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale - Child Revised Short Version (RCADS-25) is 25-item self-reported scale measuring symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. Items are rated on a 4-point scale from 1 (Never) to 4 (always) with total composite scores ranging from 0 to 75. A score of 70 or higher indicates high severity.
- Change in Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Parent Version (SDQ-P)Session 1 (approximately week 1), session 8 (approximately week 8), and at the natural termination session (approximately 24 weeks).
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a 25-item parent-reported measure assessing five domains in youth: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and pro-social behaviors. All items are rated on a 3-point scale from 0 (not true) to 2 (Certainly true). A score can be generated for each scale and all except the prosocial subscale are added together to generate a total composite difficulties score (based on 20 items). Higher total scores are indicative of more problems for all subscales, except for the prosocial scale, where higher scores correspond to fewer difficulties in prosocial behavior.
- Change in Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Child Version (SDQ-C)Session 1 (approximately week 1), session 8 (approximately week 8), and at the natural termination session (approximately 24 weeks).
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a 25-item self-reported measure assessing five domains in youth: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and pro-social behaviors. All items are rated on a 3-point scale from 0 (not true) to 2 (Certainly true). A score can be generated for each scale and all except the prosocial subscale are added together to generate a total composite difficulties score (based on 20 items). Higher total composite scores are indicative of more problems for all subscales, except for the prosocial scale, where higher scores correspond to fewer difficulties in prosocial behavior.
- Change in Parental Stress Scale (PSS) as measured by Likert ScaleSession 1 (approximately week 1), session 8 (approximately week 8), and at the natural termination session (approximately 24 weeks).
The Parental Stress Scale (PSS) is an 18-item measure assessing parents' feelings about their parenting role, exploring both positive (e.g., emotional benefits, personal development) and negative (e.g., demands on resources, feelings of stress) aspects on parenthood. All items are rated on 5-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree). Items are summed with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.