Intervention to Prevent Peer Violence & Depressive Symptoms Among At-Risk Adolescents

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depressive Disorder, Violence

In brief

The purpose of this investigation is to test the efficacy of "iDOVE2" (a brief emergency department introductory session and longitudinal automated text-message depression prevention program for high-risk teens), and to determine the most potent and parsimonious combination of intervention components for preventing peer violence and depressive symptoms among at-risk youth.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03626103

Run by

Rhode Island Hospital

People needed

620

Starts

2018-08-01

Expected to finish

2025-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking
• presenting to the emergency department for routine care
• reporting past-year physical violence (using a modified version of The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2) score ≥1), as identified on a brief screen administered in the ED
• reporting past 2-week mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms (using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score 5-19), as identified on a brief screen administered in the ED
• Accompanied by a parent/guardian who is present and able to consent
• Possession of a cell phone with text-messaging capability

You may not qualify if…

• Chief complaint of suicidality, psychosis, sexual assault, or child abuse
• In police or child protective services' custody (as per state law)
• Unable to assent
• In need of emergency psychiatric care

Where it is running

• Yale New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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