African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully Healthy Adolescents

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The purpose of this study was to better understand how African American families identify and treat emotional and behavioral concerns associated with depression in their adolescent youth. The goals of the study included (a) identifying factors associated with participation in psychiatric research and treatment and (b) developing an intervention to increase participation in psychiatric research and treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00578318

Run by

Georgetown University

People needed

16

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-17

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons who self-identify as Black or African American
• Adolescents aged 11 to 17 at the time of recruitment
• Adult parents
• Parent consent and adolescent assent
• Demonstrated cognitive ability to understand participation

You may not qualify if…

• Diminished capacity to participate

Where it is running

• Duke Child and Family Study Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.