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Sponsored by: |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00071513 |
This study will implement a school-based program to prevent depression, academic failure, and substance use in at-risk adolescents transitioning from middle school to high school.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Depression Substance-Related Disorders |
Behavioral: Coping and Support Training for Transition program |
Phase I |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Middle School to High School Transition Project |
Estimated Enrollment: | 400 |
Study Start Date: | March 2003 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2007 |
The transition from middle school to high school presents important challenges for adolescents. Programs that enhance personal efficacy and social support resources may prevent at-risk students from developing behaviors that can lead to substance use, academic failure, and depression. This study will implement a skills-based program called Coping and Support Training for the Transition (CAST-T) as a preventive intervention for at-risk students.
At-risk students in eighth grade will be randomly assigned to receive either CAST-T or school as usual. The CAST-T program will initially be delivered in twelve sessions over 6 weeks in the middle school setting. The program includes booster sessions, case management, structured home-based parent education, and support and skills training throughout the transition period. Participants will be assessed from the beginning of eighth grade to the end of ninth grade. Vulnerability to academic problems and depression will be assessed with school records and self-report scale scores.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 15 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195 |
Principal Investigator: | Elizabeth McCauley, PhD | University of Washington |
Principal Investigator: | Ann Vander Stoep, PhD | University of Washington |
Study ID Numbers: | R01 MH61984, DSIR 84-CTP |
Study First Received: | October 24, 2003 |
Last Updated: | September 22, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00071513 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Adolescent Substance Abuse At-risk |
Depression Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Substance-Related Disorders |
Disorders of Environmental Origin Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms |