CEDARS Intervention: A Coping, Emotional Development, & Stress Reduction Intervention — CEDARS  

Adolescent Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title: Coping and Emotional Development for Adolescents to Reduce Stress for Adolescents

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Using an adapted stress-reduction intervention called the CEDARS, we will pilot the intervention in adolescents (N=50) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate adolescent stress reduction. As an exploratory aim, we will explore the influence of the CEDARS on CMH-related behaviors and CMH. We expect that those adolescents who undergo the intervention will have the greatest improvement in mental health symptoms than their waitlisted counterparts. Our secondary hypothesis is that those who report more adversity will also report greater improvement in mental health symptoms than their peers.

Clinical Trial Description

This intervention has been adapted based on feedback from previous focus groups with adolescents, clinical staff, community stakeholders and a CEDARS workgroup.

Participants will be divided into two groups - 25 in the intervention group and 25 the waitlisted group. Each group will be divided into smaller cohorts to build rapport and ensure appropriate attention is given to all participants.

Adolescents in the intervention group will participate in 7 weekly, 1-hour sessions. These sessions will take place over Zoom and be led by a trained facilitator who will teach adolescents empirically supported strategies for increasing positive affect.The skills are taught through brief didactic presentations followed by interactive activities and games that provide opportunities for practice. Participants will complete a baseline and post-intervention survey to determine the impact of the intervention.

There will be three follow-up sessions with participants. The first one will take place 3 months after the program has concluded, the second one at 6 months, and the last one at12 months ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adolescent Behavior
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Stress Reduction

• NCT number: NCT04958694
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
• Contact: Nia Heard-Garris, MD,MSc,FAAP
• Phone: (312) 227-2610
• Email: nheardgarris@luriechildrens.org
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2023
• Completion date: July 31, 2024