RECRUITING

Testing FIRST in Youth Outpatient Psychotherapy

Conditions

Anxiety Depression Trauma Behavior Problem behavior problems youth mental health emotion regulation

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Study Overview

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Description

The study will compare the impact FIRST (a transdiagnostic treatment built upon five empirically supported principles of change) versus usual care outpatient psychotherapy on youths' mental health outcomes and a candidate mechanism of change: regulation of negative emotions.

Official Title

Testing FIRST in Youth Outpatient Psychotherapy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-09-27

Study Completion:2026-02

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04725721

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:7 Years to 15 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:CHILD

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* ages 7.0-15.9 years * at least one clinically-relevant CBCL subscale score indicating borderline/clinical-range anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or post-traumatic stress * English fluency indicated by taking all school classes in English	* current suicide risk, operationalized as active suicidal ideation or a history of suicide attempt or inpatient hospitalization for suicide risk within the last 3 months * presence of an eating disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or intellectual disability requiring special class placement in school * referral for ADHD if specifically and exclusively to address inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* ages 7.0-15.9 years
* at least one clinically-relevant CBCL subscale score indicating borderline/clinical-range anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or post-traumatic stress
* English fluency indicated by taking all school classes in English

* current suicide risk, operationalized as active suicidal ideation or a history of suicide attempt or inpatient hospitalization for suicide risk within the last 3 months
* presence of an eating disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or intellectual disability requiring special class placement in school
* referral for ADHD if specifically and exclusively to address inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Olivia Petersen, B.A.

CONTACT

(617) 495-3832

opetersen@fas.harvard.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138

United States

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Harvard University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-09-27

Study Completion Date2026-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-09-27

Study Completion Date2026-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

anxiety
depression
trauma
behavior problems
youth
mental health
emotion regulation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
Behavior Problem