A Family Depression Prevention Program (FDP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02021578 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : December 27, 2013
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2022
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The primary aim is to prevent depression in youth and parents in a single, integrated family intervention.
Hypothesis 1a: Children in the Family Depression Prevention (FDP) program will have significantly lower levels of anxious/depressive symptoms and fewer onsets of depressive episodes as compared to children in the Written Information (WI) condition.
Hypothesis 1b: In parents, the amount of time in a depressive episode will be significantly lower for those in the FDP program as compared to those in the WI condition.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Depression | Behavioral: Family Cognitive Behavioral Prevention Behavioral: Written information | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 250 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Interviewers who assess diagnostic outcomes are masked to participant condition. |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Family Cognitive Behavioral Prevention of Depression in Youth and Parents |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Family Cognitive Behavioral Prevention
A family cognitive behavioral program for parents and children. Parents learn parenting skills and cognitive behavioral techniques for managing depression. Children learn coping skills.
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Behavioral: Family Cognitive Behavioral Prevention
Parent training and cognitive behavioral intervention with parents. Coping skills training with children.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Written Information
Families receive written materials about depression and the effects of parental depression on children.
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Behavioral: Written information
Reading materials about depression
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- In children, the primary outcome is level of symptoms on the Youth Self-report form. [ Time Frame: twelve months post baseline ]For child participants, we will assess change in their levels of symptoms on the Youth Self-report form at 12-month follow-up. T-scores range from 0 to 100; higher scores indicate more symptoms (i.e., worse outcome).
- In children, level of internalizing and externalizing symptoms on the Child Behavior Checklist completed by parent about the child [ Time Frame: 12 months ]For child participants, we will assess change in their levels of symptoms on the Child Behavior checklist at 12-month follow-up.
- Parents: Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Parent participants: The PHQ-9 measures 9 symptoms of depression on a 4-point scale. Scores can range from 0 to 36.
- Children: depressive diagnoses [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Children and parents are interviewed about the child's depressive symptoms with the Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation, which yields scores 1-6 for each week.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 9 Years to 15 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parent with a current or history of a depressive disorder within child's life
- Children ages 9- to 15-years-old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bipolar I (parent or child)
- Schizophrenia (parent or child)
- Current alcohol or drug abuse (parent or child)
- Conduct disorder; developmental disability (child)
- Current diagnosis of a depressive disorder (child)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02021578
United States, California | |
San Diego State University | |
San Diego, California, United States, 92120-4913 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt University | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203-5721 |
Principal Investigator: | Judy Garber, PhD | Vanderbilt University | |
Principal Investigator: | Bruce Compas, PhD | Vanderbilt University | |
Principal Investigator: | Robin Weersing, PhD | San Diego State University |
Responsible Party: | Judith Garber, Professor, Vanderbilt University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02021578 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
8482529 |
First Posted: | December 27, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 8, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | De-identified individual participant data reported in publications will be made available to researchers upon request. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Informed Consent Form (ICF) Analytic Code |
Time Frame: | Data will be available after publication of results. |
Access Criteria: | Written requests for specific data, hypotheses, and data analytic plan |
Depression Mood disorder |
Depression Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms Mood Disorders Mental Disorders |