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NCT Number: NCT00578318

African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully Healthy Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to better understand how African American families identify and treat emotional and behavioral concerns associated with depression in their adolescent youth. The goals of the study included (a) identifying factors associated with participation in psychiatric research and treatment and (b) developing an intervention to increase participation in psychiatric research and treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

11 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Duke Child and Family Study Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

About this study

The aim of this study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of African Americans' perceptions of barriers to adolescent and family engagement in psychiatric treatment and research utilizing a mixed methods approach in two Phases. Phase I consisted of data collected via surveys, focus groups and individual interviews with African American adults and youth. The data generated in Phase I provided a foundation for the domains incorporated into manual development and therapist training procedures of the subsequent intervention phase of the project (Phase II).

After the research team developed the depression treatment engagement intervention, the intervention was pilot tested in a sample of depressed African American youth and families (Phase II)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Persons who self-identify as Black or African American
  • Adolescents aged 11 to 17 at the time of recruitment
  • Adult parents
  • Parent consent and adolescent assent
  • Demonstrated cognitive ability to understand participation

Exclusion criteria

  • Diminished capacity to participate

Treatment and study plan

Motivational Interviewing Active

Behavioral

Patients received 2 sessions of an in-person talk based intervention utilizing culturally relevant Motivational Interviewing.

Primary outcomes

  1. Attendance at First Depression Treatment Appointment

    Time frame: Post completion of 2 session Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention (approximately 3-4 weeks on average during which time study staff followed all patients)

    Patients were randomized to the intervention or a delayed control group. The primary outcome was bifurcated as yes or no to specify whether or not the patient attended the first available depression treatment appointment scheduled after he/she completed the AAKOMA protocol. The average time to attendance at the first session was approximately 3-4 weeks and during this intermediate time between completion of the protocol and initiation of treatment all patients were followed by study staff).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Georgetown University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Official study title

Treatment Engagement in Psychiatric Clinical Research and Care for Depressed African American Adolescents

Acronym: AAKOMA

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Dec 21, 2007
Registry last updated
May 17, 2013

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