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N/A N=116 Randomized Single-blind Prevention

Text-Message-Based Depression Prevention for High-Risk Youth in the ED

Depressive Disorder · Violence

Enrolled (actual)
116
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Depressive Symptoms — 13.6; 13.4; 14.8; 15.0 units on a scale — p=0.07

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
iDOVE Intervention (ED+text) (Behavioral); Control (EUC) (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric · 13+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Rhode Island Hospital
Primary completion
Feb 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Depressive Symptoms
13.6; 13.4; 14.8; 15.0; 12.5; 11.7 0.07
PRIMARY
Change in Peer Violence Involvement
3.0; 2.0; 2.5; 3.0; 2.0; 1.0 0.01 sig
SECONDARY
Acceptability/Feasibility: Follow Up Rate
55; 55; 54; 52
SECONDARY
Acceptability/Feasibility: Engagement of Intervention Group
56; 22
SECONDARY
Acceptability/Feasibility: Participant Satisfaction
32.3; 31.2 0.33

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate acceptability and feasibility, and to gather preliminary data about efficacy, of "iDOVE," a brief emergency department introductory session + longitudinal automated text-message depression prevention program for high-risk teens.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • English-speaking
  • presenting to the emergency department for routine care
  • reporting past-year physical violence (using a modified version of The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS)) and current mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms (using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9), as identified on a brief screen administered in the ED
  • accompanied by a consentable parent
  • own or have access to a text-message-capable mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria

  • medically/physically unable to assent
  • chief complaint of suicidal ideation, psychosis, or child abuse
  • in police custody
  • severe depressive symptoms
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02332239). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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