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CBT Enhanced With Social Cognitive Training vs. CBT Only With Depressed Youth
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
Summary
Depression in youth is a serious public health concern for which more personalized treatments are needed. This randomized controlled trial will test the effect of an intervention aimed at enhancing social cognitive capacities (e.g., ability to take another's perspective), thereby making treatment of depression in youth more efficient and effective. Participants in the R33 (N=82) will be youth between ages 13- through 17-years-old currently experiencing depression. Youth will be randomized to either an enhanced CBT intervention that teaches social cognitive skills, particularly social perspective taking and theory of mind (CBTSCT) as compared to CBT only. The primary target is improvement in both social cognitive skills and depressive symptoms at post-treatment and at a 6-month follow-up.
Official title: Social Cognitive Training to Enhance the Efficacy of CBT forDepression in Youth: A Developmental Approach (R33)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
82
Start Date
2022-10-10
Completion Date
2026-08
Last Updated
2025-09-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Cognitive behavioral therapy plus social cognitive training (CBTSCT)
The study has two intervention arms to which depressed adolescents will be randomized: (1) CBTSCT is cognitive behavioral therapy enhanced with training in social cognitive abilities (e.g., social perspective taking), and (2) CBT only is cognitive behavioral therapy without the additional social cognitive training component.
Locations (1)
Judy Garber
Nashville, Tennessee, United States