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Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy for Depression (ShARE Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Rachel A Vaughn-Coaxum, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up pre-intervention vs. 1-month post-intervention

Awards & highlights

ShARE Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether two different interventions for depression, Behavioral Activation (BA) and Problem Solving Therapy (PST), are more or less effective depending on a person's exposure to adverse childhood experiences.

Eligible Conditions

Depression
Adverse Childhood Experiences

ShARE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ pre-intervention vs. 1-month post-intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~pre-intervention vs. 1-month post-intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-intervention vs. 1-month post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Executive functioning (planning initial thinking time)

Executive functioning (planning moves)

Executive functioning (planning total)

+4 more

Secondary outcome measures

Change in clinician-rated depression symptoms from baseline to one-month follow-up

Change in self-reported depression symptoms from baseline to one-month follow-up

Other outcome measures

Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) up to 1-month follow-up

Executive functioning (task-switching congruent errors)

Executive functioning (task-switching incongruent errors)

+2 more

ShARE Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Behavioral Activation (BA) TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants complete four sessions of BA, 60-90 minutes per session.

Group II: Problem Solving Therapy (PST)Active Control1 Intervention

Participants complete four sessions of PST, 60-90 minutes per session.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy

2019

N/A

~90

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PittsburghLead Sponsor

1,719 Previous Clinical Trials

16,342,299 Total Patients Enrolled

119 Trials studying Depression

34,053 Patients Enrolled for Depression

The Klingenstein Third Generation FoundationOTHER

4 Previous Clinical Trials

1,311 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Depression

1,311 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Rachel A Vaughn-Coaxum, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh

1 Previous Clinical Trials

90 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Depression

90 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Media Library

Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04719949 — N/A

Depression Research Study Groups: Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy (PST)

Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04719949 — N/A

Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04719949 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is my profile suitable to be included in this study?

"To meet the study's requirements, prospective participants must be diagnosed with depression and between 12 to 15 years of age. 40 individuals are required for successful recruitment."

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Does this experiment have age restrictions and, if so, is it open to octogenarians?

"This medical experiment's requirements state that the lower limit of age for participation is 12 years old and the upper bound being 15."

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How many participants are being treated in this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research is still recruiting patients--the trial was first posted on February 9th 2021 and the details were last modified on April 5th 2022. A total of 40 participants are needed from a single site."

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Is participation in this experiment still open to volunteers?

"Confirmed. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is actively seeking patients and was first posted on February 9th 2021. The latest data update was April 5th 2022 and 40 participants are needed from one site in total."

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Recent research and studies

Behavioural and Cognitive PsychotherapyJournal

Brief Behavioural Activation (brief BA) for Adolescent Depression: A Pilot Study

Pass, Laura, Carl W. Lejuez, and Shirley Reynolds. 2017. “Brief Behavioural Activation (brief BA) for Adolescent Depression: A Pilot Study”. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/s1352465817000443.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Shaping Actions and Responses to Emotions

Rachel Vaughn-Coaxum 2021. "Shaping Actions and Responses to Emotions". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04719949.