Unified Protocol: Community Connections
University of Miami
1,500 participants
Sep 25, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to administer the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) and Adolescents (UP-A) to youth and participants' parents and to examine the efficacy and outcomes of the treatment using standardized measures, questionnaires, interviews. The UP-C and the UP-A are cognitive-behavioral therapies to treat emotional disorders.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Children between the ages of 7-17.
- Youth currently resides in Miami-Dade County.
- Children and their parents must be able to speak and understand English and/or Spanish sufficiently well to complete study procedures (e.g., provide their informed consent/assent, complete assessment measures and/or program materials).
- At least one parent or caregiver with whom the child is living with that can accompany the child and participate in all visits (assessment and treatment).
- Positive endorsement of elevated emotional concerns in one of a limited range of emotional disorder domains (i.e., anxiety, depression, trauma, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms, etc.) during full DIAMOND-Kid semi-structured interview, and/or elevated anxiety or depression symptoms (T-Score \> or = 65 for youth 8-17 years old; Raw score \> or = 12 for children under 8 years old) on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - Short Form (RCADS-SF; Child or Parent Report).
- Youth with other types of comorbid conditions (e.g., tic/Tourette's disorder, eating disorders, or disruptive behavior disorders) will not be excluded, providing a clinical area of concern is regarding one of the emotional disorder domains specified and treatment within this protocol is deemed most appropriate.
- Youth and parent participation in at least one in-person session if the treatment is predominantly delivered virtually.
Exclusion Criteria4
- Prior receipt of at least 8 sessions of the UP-C/A program at the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program (CAMAT).
- Psychiatric hospitalization in the previous 6 months (i.e., due to Baker Act, psychotic symptoms, significant suicidal ideation, danger to self or others, etc.).
- Another significant problem area that takes priority for services (e.g., eating disorder, substance-use disorder, primary externalizing concerns, psychotic symptoms, etc.), as identified by family report or via DIAMOND-Kid interview.
- Inability for family to wait for the next group treatment cohort to start, family declining therapist assignment following intake, and/or family no-showing to 3 or more scheduled sessions at CAMAT (inclusive of intake assessment).
Interventions
The UP-C is administered in-person to parents and children over the course of up to 15 weekly group sessions, which last approximately 90 minutes each.
The UP-A is administered to parents and teens over the course of approximately 15-24 weekly individual sessions, which last approximately 50 minutes each. Sessions can be administered in-person or online, with at least one session occurring in person.
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NCT06038721