Recruiting
Phase 1

R4Power

Sponsor:

Swarthmore College

Code:

NCT00641368

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 15

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

R4Power Program

Waitlist Control

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study will evaluate the R4Power program, an online intervention designed to teach adolescents coping and problem-solving skills.

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Study ID

NCT00641368

Start date

Oct, 2007

Status verified date

Mar, 2008

Completion date

Oct, 2009

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2009

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 15

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 6th-8th grade students attending participating school OR adolescents aged 11-15 living in greater Philadelphia area
  • Access to high speed internet connection (at home, school, or another location)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Below 6th grade reading level, as reported by parents

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: 1

R4Power Program

other: 2

Waitlist Control

Interventions

R4Power Program

In the 10-lesson online R4Power Program, adolescents will learn cognitive skills (link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; thinking traps; challenging negative beliefs) and problem-solving skills (assertiveness; relaxation and distraction; overcoming procrastination; decision-making) in order to cope with stressful situations.

Waitlist Control

Adolescents in the waitlist control group will complete the R4Power program during the second year of the study.

Primary outcome measure

  • Adolescents' coping strategies by self-report [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and follow-ups approximately 4, 12, and 16 months after baseline ]
  • Adolescents' depressive symptoms by self-report [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and follow-ups approximately 4, 12, and 16 months after baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jane E. Gillham, Ph.D.

610-957-6010info@positivepsych.org

Locations

Swarthmore College

Recruiting

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States, 19081

Contacts

Jane E. Gillham, Ph.D.

610-957-6010info@positivepsych.org

Principal Investigator:

Jane E. Gillham, Ph.D.

More Information

Sponsor

Swarthmore College

Last update posted

Mar 24, 2008

Last verified

Mar, 2008

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Computer
  • Depression
  • Resilience

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Swarthmore College on 2008-03-24.