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

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress Reduction; Positive Attitude; Adolescent Behavior; Adverse Childhood Experiences

Treatments: Behavioral: CEDARS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04958694

IRB 2021-4642

Details and patient eligibility

About

Using an adapted stress-reduction intervention called the CEDARS, the investigators will pilot the intervention in adolescents (N=40) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate adolescent stress reduction. As an exploratory aim, the investigators will explore the influence of the CEDARS on CMH-related behaviors and CMH. The investigators 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.

Full 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 - 20 in the intervention group and 20 in the waitlisted group.

Adolescents in the intervention group will participate in 7 weekly, 1-hour sessions. This online intervention will feature positive affect and stress reduction skills delivered via self-paced and self-guided modules. The skills are taught through brief didactic and semi-interactive videos followed by invitations and opportunities for practice within the session and at home. Participants will complete a baseline, mid-point, and post-intervention survey to determine the influence of the intervention.

There will be one follow-up survey with participants after the intervention. The survey will take place 1 month after the program has concluded.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents ages 14-19
• Adolescents able to speak and understand English fluently
• Adolescents with reliable internet access (for virtual access to online modules)

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals younger than age 14 and older than age 19
• Individuals who are not able to speak or understand English fluently
• Individuals without reliable internet access

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

CEDARS- Active Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Using an adapted stress-reduction intervention called the CEDARS, the investigators will pilot the intervention in adolescents (N=20) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate adolescent stress reduction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CEDARS

CEDARS- Waitlisted Control

Other group

Description:

The investigators will use a wait-listed control for the pilot intervention in adolescents (N=20) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of CEDARS implementation and to investigate adolescent stress reduction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CEDARS