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Behavioral Intervention

eHealth Familias Unidas for Depression and Anxiety

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Recruiting
Led By Guillermo Prado, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Adolescent between the ages of 12 - 16 years
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
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Study Summary

This trial will evaluate an enhanced version of eHealth Familias Unidas, which is designed to help reduce depressive and anxious symptoms, as well as suicide behavior, in Hispanic youth. The study will be conducted in 18 pediatric primary care clinics in South Florida.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Hispanic youths aged 12-16 with symptoms of depression, anxiety, or a history of suicidal behavior. They must live with an adult caregiver who will participate and have internet access at home or elsewhere. Families planning to move out of South Florida during the study cannot join.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The trial is testing eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health program's effectiveness in reducing depressive and anxious symptoms and suicide behavior among Hispanic youth in primary care settings across South Florida using a randomized rollout design.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves an eHealth program rather than medication, traditional physical side effects are not expected; however, participants may experience emotional discomfort when discussing mental health issues.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 12 and 16 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 3 months, baseline to 6 months, baseline to 18 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
Anxiety symptoms
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)
Change in drug use
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Secondary outcome measures
Change in Family Functioning as assessed by the Parent Relationship with Peer Group
Change in Family Functioning as assessed by the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale
Change in Family Functioning as assessed by the Parenting Practices Questionnaire
+1 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: eHealth Familias UnidasExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive eHealth Familias Unidas-Mental Health. The intervention consists of nine video parent group sessions, one video adolescent session, and four family sessions (parents participate in a total of 13 sessions, adolescents participate in a total of five sessions) that will be delivered by a facilitator to the parent-child dyad via web-conferencing software across 13 weeks.
Group II: Prevention as Usual ControlActive Control1 Intervention
In this condition, participants will not receive an intervention, only the standard of care services which may include information and referral.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,786 Previous Clinical Trials
2,689,299 Total Patients Enrolled
112 Trials studying Suicide
1,156,351 Patients Enrolled for Suicide
University of MiamiLead Sponsor
902 Previous Clinical Trials
409,548 Total Patients Enrolled
Guillermo Prado, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Miami
3 Previous Clinical Trials
1,332 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05426057 — N/A
Suicide Research Study Groups: eHealth Familias Unidas, Prevention as Usual Control
Suicide Clinical Trial 2023: eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05426057 — N/A
eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05426057 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who possesses the necessary criteria to partake in this research trial?

"Qualified participants must have a history of suicide attempts, and should be between the ages 12 and 16. Currently, this clinical trial is aiming to recruit 468 individuals."

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Is there any remaining capacity to recruit patients for this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this research, which was initially posted on April 26th 2022, is actively enrolling participants. The project requires 468 test subjects to be recruited across 18 clinical sites."

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What key outcomes is the clinical trial hoping to achieve?

"This trial is expected to run for a period of 18 months, with evaluations taking place at 3 month and 6-month intervals. The primary objective will be assessing patient depression symptoms while secondary objectives include gauging changes in family functioning as measured by the Parenting Practices Questionnaire and Parent Relationship with Peer Group scales (scores ranging from 0 - 36 or 24 respectively), as well as tracking any unprotected sexual behaviour over the last 90 days."

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What is the aggregate number of participants joining this medical trial?

"Right, the information found on clinicaltrials.gov highlight that this research is actively seeking participants. Initially published on April 26th 2022 and last modified in June 22nd of the same year, it intends to enroll 468 individuals across 18 medical centres."

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Are the parameters of this clinical trial limited to those aged 25 and over?

"In conformance with the requirements of this clinical trial, would-be participants must be aged between 12 and 16 years old."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Community Health of South Florida
Agape Network
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Mental Health in Primary Care
Guillermo Prado 2022. "Mental Health in Primary Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05426057.
~201 spots leftby Oct 2025
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