Implementation of Project YES in Ambulatory Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Eating Disorders; Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Project YES

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06359951

24-0103

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study tests a suite of single-session intervention (SSI) targeting risk factors for depression and eating disorders among adolescents and young adults. Youth ages 13-25 who screen positive for depression or anxiety as a part of routine care will be offered one of three digital SSIs. Participants will complete questionnaires before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 3-months after completing the intervention so that the study team can investigate if Project YES leads to reductions in depression, anxiety and eating disorder symptoms.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a score >5 on the PHQ-9 OR a score >5 on the GAD-7
• patient at Lurie Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
• provider agreement that this would be an appropriate intervention
• age between 13 and 25
• comfort speaking and reading in either English or Spanish

Exclusion criteria

• inability to speak and understand English or Spanish
• imminent risk for suicide as indicated by a "Yes" response to questions #5 on the Ask Suicide Questions (ASQ) Screener

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

100 participants in 1 patient group

Project YES

Experimental group

Description:

This is a digital, self-guided SSI that has 3 options, Project Personality, Project CARE, and the ABC project. These teach adolescents about CBT skills including growth mindset, neutral self-talk and behavioral activation. Each option contains self-reflection exercises, vignettes from fictional peers, and psychoeducation that support users in understanding each CBT skill. See all materials for this intervention here: https://www.schleiderlab.org/yes.html

Treatment:

Behavioral: Project YES