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NCT Number: NCT05499182

Latino Teen Depression Treatment Study

Despite experiencing higher rates of depressive symptoms (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020) and similar rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2019), Latino adolescents in the U.S. are significantly less likely than their non-Latino White peers to receive treatment for MDD (SAMHSA, 2019). The purpose of this study is to identify a stakeholder-preferred implementation strategy that may improve psychotherapy attendance among Latino adolescents. Latino adolescent-parent dyads and healthcare providers will be recruited from healthcare settings and social media. Focus groups will be conducted with healthcare providers (n=5), and individual interviews will be conducted with Latino adolescents with a diagnosis of depression (n=15) and their parents (n=15).

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

13 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Researchmatch.org

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Allison M Stafford, PhD

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

for Teens:

  • Male gender
  • Aged 13-17 years
  • Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Referred to psychotherapy and/or prescribed antidepressant medications for depression

Exclusion criteria

for Teens:

  • Experiencing imminent thoughts of self-harm or suicide
  • Experiencing acute psychological distress (e.g., uncontrolled crying)

Inclusion criteria

for Parents:

  • Parent or legal guardian of teen
  • Able to read and speak English or Spanish

Exclusion criteria

for Parents:

  • Unable to read/speak English or Spanish

Inclusion criteria

for Healthcare Providers:

  • Self-identification as regularly providing clinical care to Latino adolescents with depression
  • Be in a role in which they can provide or refer patients to depression treatment

Exclusion criteria

for Healthcare Providers

  • Unable to provide or refer to depression treatment

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Preferred implementation strategy to improve depression treatment use generated from qualitative interviews/focus groups

    Time frame: Baseline

    Implementation strategy preference options will include: 1) Near Peer Depression Support Groups; 2) Parent-Teen Depression Treatment Activation Training; and 3) Depression Care Navigation Services. We will determine which strategy is most preferred by asking stakeholders, "Which of these strategies would work best for you/your family/Latino teens?" We will add up the responses to determine the preferred strategy with the highest frequency.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of barriers to depression treatment use generated from qualitative interviews/focus groups

    Time frame: Baseline

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Allison M Stafford, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

(317) 498-7333

Norma Garcia Ortiz

CONTACT

[email protected]

919-684-9331

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

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Registry information

Official study title

Identification of Implementation Strategies to Promote Depression Treatment Use Among Latino Adolescents

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 12, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 15, 2026

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