Text2Connect, Component 2 of iCHART (Integrated Care to Help At-Risk Teens)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Depression, Suicidal Ideation
In brief
This study proposes to develop and examine a personalized, text-based intervention designed to improve engagement with mental health (MH) treatment.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03982043
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 47
- Starts
- 2019-05-28
- Expected to finish
- 2020-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-06-03
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 26. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Youth aged 12-26 yo Own a cell phone with text message capability Biological or adoptive parent is willing to provide informed consent for teen to participate Youth speaks and understands English
- Positive PHQ score or provider determines youth has depressive symptoms based on clinical interaction and refers youth to the study (in cases when PHQ is not available and study staff will complete the PHQ during the screening) OR Provider can refer if they are unclear if symptoms are depressive and PHQ scoring will be used to determine youth's eligibility. OR Screening Wizard screening questionnaire (which includes the PHQ and depressive symptom questions) indicates depression OR provider indicates there is a concern that youth has mood or behavioral problem.
- Referred to mental health care OR screening wizard questionnaire (which indicates if provider makes referral to mental health care)
- PHQ-9 scores:
- Score of 8 or higher on PHQ-8 -or- Score of 1 or higher on #9 of PHQ-9 suicidality item
- Parent inclusion criteria:
- Age 18 or older Own a cell phone with text message capability Speaks and understands English Parent of a youth that scores positive on the PHQ-8 or #9 as described above Parent of a youth who has been referred to mental health treatment
You may not qualify if…
- Non English speaking No parent willing to provide informed consent No cell phone with text messaging capability Is currently experiencing mania or psychosis Evidence of an intellectual or developmental disorder (IDD) Life threatening medical condition that requires immediate treatment Other cognitive or medical condition preventing youth from understanding study and/or participating.
- Not referred to mental health care
- Parent exclusion criteria:
- No cell phone with text messaging capability Child meets exclusion criteria as described above Other cognitive or medical condition preventing parent from understanding study and/or participating.
Where it is running
- CCP Waterdam — McMurray, Pennsylvania, United States
- Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP-Natrona Heights) of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, United States
- Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP-GIL) of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- STAR-Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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