A Family Depression Prevention Program

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The primary aim is to prevent depression in youth and parents in a single, integrated family intervention. Hypothesis 1a: Children in the Family Depression Prevention (FDP) program will have significantly lower levels of anxious/depressive symptoms and fewer onsets of depressive episodes as compared to children in the Written Information (WI) condition. Hypothesis 1b: In parents, the amount of time in a depressive episode will be significantly lower for those in the FDP program as compared to those in the WI condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02021578

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

304

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-02-01

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parent with a current or history of a depressive disorder within child's life
• Children ages 9- to 15-years-old

You may not qualify if…

• Bipolar I (parent or child)
• Schizophrenia (parent or child)
• Current alcohol or drug abuse (parent or child)
• Conduct disorder; developmental disability (child)
• Current diagnosis of a depressive disorder (child)

Where it is running

• San Diego State University — San Diego, California, United States
• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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