Project SOLVE: Trial of a Brief Digital Problem-solving Intervention
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Participants (anticipated N = 1,000), ages 10-14 years old, will be randomized to complete one of two 30-minute, digital programs: (1) Project SOLVE: a program designed to teach adolescents how to solve, rather than be overwhelmed by, everyday problems; or (2) Project SUCCESS: a control program designed to teach adolescents helpful study skills.Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 10 years and 14 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
More than 20% of adolescents will experience at least one mental health disorder or problem before adulthood that warrants treatment, yet 80% of these adolescents will never receive care. This need-to-access gap appears to be heightened during the current coronavirus disease pandemic and its resulti...
More than 20% of adolescents will experience at least one mental health disorder or problem before adulthood that warrants treatment, yet 80% of these adolescents will never receive care. This need-to-access gap appears to be heightened during the current coronavirus disease pandemic and its resulting disruptions to healthcare and education systems. Both within and beyond the context of the pandemic, preventive mental health interventions are positioned to help adolescents build and strengthen coping strategies that can preclude the emergence of mental health difficulties that require more resource-intensive levels of clinical care. Preventive mental health interventions delivered via digital platforms and within school-based settings might be especially scalable. The current school-based trial is designed to test one such strategy that harnesses technology to boost the scalability of adolescent mental health interventions: a brief (one 30 minute session) digital program designed to empower adolescents (10-14 years old) to solve, rather than be overwhelmed by, everyday problems (Project SOLVE). Single-session interventions designed to help adolescents cultivate adaptive mindsets have reduced anxiety and depression among adolescents with and without elevated symptoms of these disorders. Building on this strong foundation, Project SOLVE targets these mental health challenges with problem solving skills-one of the most versatile, commonly used, and potent therapeutic techniques for adolescents.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04806321
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Not Provided