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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02674932
Other study ID # HUM00107976
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 2016
Est. completion date December 2017

Study information

Verified date August 2019
Source University of Michigan
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Research has shown that identifying and using one's character strengths in new ways decreases depressive symptoms and increases happiness in adults in the general population. Recently, we found that a similar intervention increases the self-esteem and self-efficacy of children and adolescents being treated in an inpatient psychiatric unit. The purpose of this study is to better understand the effects that discovering one's character strengths and incorporating them into coping skills will have on treatment outcomes in patients admitted to a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit.


Description:

The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether a character strengths-based intervention results in significant improvements in measures of depression, anxiety, resiliency, optimism, self-perception, and life-satisfaction of psychiatrically hospitalized youth up to three months following admission. Secondary aims are to: (1) examine participants' strengths profile to identify potential correlates between character strengths, psychiatric diagnoses and intervention effectiveness; and (2) determine whether patients who continue to incorporate their strengths into coping skills at follow-up assessments exhibit greater improvement over-time.

Participants will be 210 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years admitted to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Program and will be randomized into one of the three groups. All participants will complete the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) Survey on their second hospital day and subsequently receive the signature strengths intervention (experimental group), coping skills with memory aids comparison exercise (positive control group), or coping skills without memory aids (treatment-as-usual control group). Outcome measures will be completed by all participants at baseline (day 1 on unit), post-treatment (day 4 on unit), and 1- and 3-months following admission. The proposed research represents a change in paradigm, as we aim to specifically examine the therapeutic benefit of the positive psychology element of our intervention conducted in the pilot study among youth with severe mental illness.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 153
Est. completion date December 2017
Est. primary completion date December 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 12 Years to 17 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cognitive disability or severe psychosis preventing understanding of survey measures

- Prior use of VIA-Youth Survey

- Absence of legal guardian to consent

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Identifying and Using Signature Strengths
The purpose of the intervention is to identify and focus on one's morally valued strengths and utilize them (i.e. incorporate them into coping skills) to overcome challenges. The study team member and patient will discuss each top strength and ways to use them as coping skills. The patient will identify 2-4 coping mechanisms per strength, and will write his/her strengths and self-identified coping skills on index cards.
Identifying and Writing Down Coping Skills
The study team member and patient will discuss the importance of having coping skills to deal with stressful and difficult situations. The patient will then identify at least six coping skills and write them down on index cards.
Treatment as Usual
The study team member and patient will discuss the importance of having coping skills to deal with stressful and difficult situations. The patient will then identify coping skills that could be helpful (but will not write them down).

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Michigan

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in depression symptoms over time compared to baseline Depression will be measured using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) for adolescents, and percent change in depression score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
Primary Change in anxiety symptoms over time compared to baseline Anxiety will be measured using the 5-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), and percent change in anxiety score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
Secondary Change in self-esteem over time compared to baseline Self-esteem will be measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and percent change in self-esteem score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
Secondary Change in self-efficacy over time compared to baseline Self-efficacy will be measured using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and percent change in self-efficacy score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
Secondary Change in resiliency over time compared to baseline Resiliency will be measured using the 10-item Connor Davidson Resiliency Scale (CD-RISC-10), and percent change in resiliency score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
Secondary Change in life-satisfaction over time compared to baseline Life satisfaction will be measured using the Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale - PTPB version (BMSLSS-PTPB), and percent change in life satisfaction score will be compared across the 3 arms. baseline, 3 days, 1 month, 3 months
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