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Coping Skills for Chronic Stress

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Martha E Wadsworth, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Penn State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Child age 11 or 12 at intake

Be younger than 18 years old

Must not have

Exceeds clinical cutoff for anxiety or depressive disorder

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up pre-post (3 months) and pre-follow-up (6 and 12 months)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trialwill evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to help pre-teens cope with chronic stress, reducing the chances of anxiety, depression and PTSD later in life.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking preadolescents aged 11 or 12 from families with income at or below twice the Federal Poverty Level. It's not open to children diagnosed with autism, those already meeting criteria for an anxiety or depressive disorder, or those with intellectual disabilities.

What is being tested?

The study tests a new program aimed at teaching kids effective ways to handle chronic stress. The goal is to improve their stress response systems and prevent the development of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational and coping skills training rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, discussing sensitive topics may cause temporary discomfort.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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My child is 11 or 12 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I have been diagnosed with anxiety or depression.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ pre-post (3 months) and pre-follow-up (6 and 12 months)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~pre-post (3 months) and pre-follow-up (6 and 12 months)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-post (3 months) and pre-follow-up (6 and 12 months) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

HPA Reactivity Profile

Secondary study objectives

Coping Skills Acquisition

Internalizing symptoms

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: BaSICS InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Intervention = Building a String Identity and Coping Skills (BaSICS). Children randomized to participate in 16 twice weekly BaSICS intervention sessions. Children learn coping skills, identity development, and collective action as ways to buffer against chronic stress. These children also complete pre- and post-intervention assessments, as well as 3-month and 12-month follow-up assessments.

Group II: ComparisonActive Control1 Intervention

These children complete assessments only--timed to coincide with the intervention groups' assessments: pre- and post-intervention assessments, as well as 3-month and 12-month follow-up assessments. No intervention.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met