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FOCUS for Depression (FOCUS Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Lindsey L Cohen, PhD

Research Sponsored by Georgia State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will compare the FOCUS intervention to standard care in order to see if it is more effective. A total of 60 patients will be randomized into one of two groups: those receiving the intervention, and those receiving treatment as usual. The results will be measured using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Eligible Conditions

Depression
Coping Skills
Quality of Life
Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Anxiety

Approach to Dealing with Adversity

Depression

+5 more

Secondary study objectives

Resilience

Social Connectedness

Other study objectives

Executive Functioning

Prosocial Behavior

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: FOCUSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will complete a baseline survey battery and learn about The Hero's Journey. Starting at hospital discharge for 10 days, they will do the following: 1) identify which stage of The Hero's Journey they are experiencing; 2) take a picture of something good and write a caption describing the picture and provide advice; and 3) take a picture of something difficult or challenging during the day and write a caption for the photo and provide advice. Daily text messages will remind participants to take the photographs, write the advice captions, upload both to the server, as well as to take a very brief daily survey. At the conclusion of day 10, participants will be asked to review their photos and captions and provide final advice in the form of a letter to other adolescents with SCD or cancer. Finally, they will complete a post-intervention battery.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

In a 30-min visit (in person or virtual) with adolescents during hospitalizations, we will have participants complete a baseline survey battery. Daily text messages will remind participants to take a very brief daily survey. At the conclusion of day 10, participants will complete a post-intervention battery.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

FOCUS

2013

N/A

~540

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