N/A
N=96
Effects of a Single-session Implicit Theories of Personality Intervention on Early Adolescent Psychopathology
Anxiety Symptoms · Depressive Symptoms
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03132298 ↗Enrolled (actual)
96
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) From Baseline to 9-month Follow-up — 12.35; 11.76; 11.54; 11.66 scores on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Implicit Theories of Personality Program (Other); Control Program (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
- Primary completion
- Oct 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) From Baseline to 9-month Follow-up |
12.35; 11.76; 11.54; 11.66; 10.85; 12.74 | — |
| PRIMARY Change in Children's Depression Inventory - Parent (CDI-P) From Baseline to 9-month Follow-up |
13.53; 11.27; 11.41; 10.19; 10.61; 9.51 | — |
| PRIMARY Change in Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders - Child (SCARED-C) From Baseline to 9-month Follow-up |
28.13; 30.54; 24.43; 30.47; 24.25; 29.76 | — |
| PRIMARY Change in Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders - Parent (SCARED-P) From Baseline to 9-month Follow-up |
25.56; 25.24; 22.31; 21.65; 16.65; 18.23 | — |
| SECONDARY Primary Control Scale for Children (PCSC) |
55.60; 56.17; 59.17; 56.07; 59.49; 55.89 | — |
| SECONDARY Secondary Control Scale for Children (SCSC) |
33.25; 33.32; 36.56; 34.09; 36.99; 32.91 | — |
| SECONDARY Electrodermal Activity (EDA) Recovery Slope |
-.00082; -.00024 | — |
| SECONDARY Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Recovery Slope |
.008; -.007 | — |
Summary
The goal of the project is to test whether a single-session intervention teaching incremental theories of personality, or the belief that one's personality is malleable, can strengthen recovery from social stress and reduce the development of anxiety and depression during early adolescence. Results may suggest a scalable, cost-effective approach to improving youths' coping capacities and preventing adverse mental health outcomes over time.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Ages 12 to 15 (inclusive) at time of study enrollment
- One or more of the following (3) criteria, all assessed through an initial parent phone screen: (1) t-score of >60 (84th percentile) on any disorder subscale of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Parent (RCADS-P, Ebesutani et al., 2010); (2) school-based accommodations for anxiety- or depression-related symptoms, such as through an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 plan; (3) anxiety and/or depression treatment sought for the youth within the previous 3 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- Psychosis, intellectual disability, pervasive developmental/autism spectrum disorder, and suicidal ideation leading to hospitalization or attempts within the past year.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03132298). 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.