Clinical trial NCT05499182: Latino Teen Depression Treatment Study
Official title: Identification of Implementation Strategies to Promote Depression Treatment Use Among Latino Adolescents
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Depression
Keywords: Adolescent
Latino
Depression
Treatment
Lead sponsor: Duke University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-12
Enrollment: 35
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 13
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Three samples will be recruited on a national scale: Latino male teens diagnosed with depression, their parents/guardians, and healthcare providers (behavioral health and primary care) who regularly care for Latino adolescents.

Brief summary: Despite experiencing higher rates of depressive symptoms (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020) and similar rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2019), Latino adolescents in the U.S. are significantly less likely than their non-Latino White peers to receive treatment for MDD (SAMHSA, 2019). The purpose of this study is to identify a stakeholder-preferred implementation strategy that may improve psychotherapy attendance among Latino adolescents. Latino adolescent-parent dyads and healthcare providers will be recruited from healthcare settings and social media. Focus groups will be conducted with healthcare providers (n=5), and individual interviews will be conducted with Latino adolescents with a diagnosis of depression (n=15) and their parents (n=15).


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria for Teens:

* Male gender
* Aged 13-17 years
* Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or Persistent Depressive Disorder
* Referred to psychotherapy and/or prescribed antidepressant medications for depression

Exclusion Criteria for Teens:

* Experiencing imminent thoughts of self-harm or suicide
* Experiencing acute psychological distress (e.g., uncontrolled crying)

Inclusion Criteria for Parents:

* Parent or legal guardian of teen
* Able to read and speak English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria for Parents:

* Unable to read/speak English or Spanish

Inclusion Criteria for Healthcare Providers:

* Self-identification as regularly providing clinical care to Latino adolescents with depression
* Be in a role in which they can provide or refer patients to depression treatment

Exclusion Criteria for Healthcare Providers

* Unable to provide or refer to depression treatment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Preferred implementation strategy to improve depression treatment use generated from qualitative interviews/focus groups
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of barriers to depression treatment use generated from qualitative interviews/focus groups
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Researchmatch.org
state: Tennessee
Study officials:
affiliation: Duke University School of Nursing
name: Allison M Stafford, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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