Project YES for Depression and Anxiety

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after the intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a one-time intervention for teenagers and young adults who show signs of depression or anxiety. Participants will choose from three different digital interventions and will fill out questionnaires before, immediately after,

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young people aged 13-25 who show signs of depression or anxiety during regular check-ups. It's designed to help those at risk for eating disorders and depression.

What is being tested?

Project YES involves digital single-session interventions (SSIs) aimed at reducing the risk factors associated with depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. The effectiveness will be measured through questionnaires administered before, immediately after, and three months post-intervention.

What are the potential side effects?

Since Project YES is a non-medical intervention involving digital sessions focused on mental health education and coping strategies, significant physical side effects are not expected.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ pre-intervention (baseline), 12-week follow-up

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~pre-intervention (baseline), 12-week follow-up

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-intervention (baseline), 12-week follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary study objectives

Generalized Anxiety Disorder -7 (GAD-7)

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ; Messer et al., 1995)

Secondary study objectives

Adult State Hope Scale

Beck Hopelessness -4

Dietary Restriction Screener - 2 (DRS 2)

+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Project YESExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This is a digital, self-guided SSI that has 3 options, Project Personality, Project CARE, and the ABC project. These teach adolescents about CBT skills including growth mindset, neutral self-talk and behavioral activation. Each option contains self-reflection exercises, vignettes from fictional peers, and psychoeducation that support users in understanding each CBT skill. See all materials for this intervention here: https://www.schleiderlab.org/yes.html

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