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Positive Emotion Skills Course for Depression (PARK-NU Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Judith Moskowitz, PhD
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months
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PARK-NU Trial Summary

This trial will help us understand if the PARK Course is an effective way to support people's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression
  • Social Isolation
  • Anxiety

PARK-NU Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in anxiety
Change in depression
Change in feelings of social isolation
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PARK-NU Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Positive emotion skills inverventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will go through a 6-week positive emotion skills course where 1 new skill opens each week.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,584 Previous Clinical Trials
916,765 Total Patients Enrolled
66 Trials studying Depression
27,425 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Judith Moskowitz, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Northwestern University
Northwestern University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
500 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there an open enrollment for this research project?

"As per information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is currently recruiting patients. The initial posting of the trial was dated April 27th 2020 and it has been modified as recently as November 28th 2022."

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How many participants are actively involved in this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records show that this trial is currently looking for participants, with the first post date being April 27th 2020 and the last update occurring on November 28th 2022. A thousand people need to be recruited from a single location."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Nebraska
Texas
Illinois
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
3+
0
What site did they apply to?
Northwestern University

Why did patients apply to this trial?

other options nothing has worked. tried other options nothing has worked.
PatientReceived 2+ prior treatments
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~203 spots leftby Apr 2025