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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

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

Conditions
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Depression

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: MI + CATCH-IT Internet Site
* Behavioral: BA (brief advice) + CATCH-IT Internet site


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intrinsic Motivation<br>PCP motivational interview + Internet program | Behavioral: MI + CATCH-IT Internet Site<br>* MI + CATCH-IT Internet Site<br>|
| Active Comparator: Extrinsic Motivation<br>PCP breif advice + Internet Program | Behavioral: BA (brief advice) + CATCH-IT Internet site<br>* BA (brief advice) + CATCH-IT Internet site<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| use of Internet site |  | 2 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| depressed mood and risk factors |  | 4 years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Depression in adolescents and young adults, depression web-base activity