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Technology-Enhanced Family-Focused Treatment for Adolescents at High Risk for Mood Disorders
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Family-Focused Treatment with MCC App for Mood Disorders and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 65 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The investigators propose to enhance the scalability of family-focused therapy (FFT), a 12-session evidence-based therapy for youth at high risk for mood disorders, through augmentation with a novel mobile phone application called MyCoachConnect (MCC). In adolescents with mood instability who have a parent with bipolar or major depressive disorder, clinicians in community clinics will conduct FFT sessions (consisting of psychoeducation and family skills training) supplemented by weekly MCC "real time" assessments of moods and family relationships; based on results of these assessments and the family's progress in treatment, clinicians will then push personalized informational and coaching alerts regarding the practice of communication and problem-solving skills. The investigators hypothesize that the augmented version of FFT (FFT-MCC) will be more effective than FFT without coaching/informational alerts in altering treatment targets and in stabilizing youths' mood symptoms and quality of life.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
12 sessions of family-focused therapy plus use of a mobile app that enhances the skill training taught in the sessions.