African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully Healthy Adolescents
AAKOMA
Treatment Engagement in Psychiatric Clinical Research and Care for Depressed African American Adolescents
4 other identifiers
interventional
16
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to better understand how African American families identify and treat emotional and behavioral concerns associated with depression in their adolescent youth. The goals of the study included (a) identifying factors associated with participation in psychiatric research and treatment and (b) developing an intervention to increase participation in psychiatric research and treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable depression
Started Jun 2007
Longer than P75 for not_applicable depression
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 19, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 21, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2011
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 17, 2013
CompletedMay 17, 2013
May 1, 2013
2.6 years
December 19, 2007
January 28, 2013
May 15, 2013
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Attendance at First Depression Treatment Appointment
Patients were randomized to the intervention or a delayed control group. The primary outcome was bifurcated as yes or no to specify whether or not the patient attended the first available depression treatment appointment scheduled after he/she completed the AAKOMA protocol. The average time to attendance at the first session was approximately 3-4 weeks and during this intermediate time between completion of the protocol and initiation of treatment all patients were followed by study staff).
Post completion of 2 session Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention (approximately 3-4 weeks on average during which time study staff followed all patients)
Study Arms (2)
Motivational Interviewing Active
EXPERIMENTALPatients received a stepped progression of talk based treatment utilizing Motivational Interviewing as the basis.
Delayed Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients received Treatment as usual (TAU) (i.e. no specific intervention and supportive check-ins from the study staff)
Interventions
Patients received 2 sessions of an in-person talk based intervention utilizing culturally relevant Motivational Interviewing.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Persons who self-identify as Black or African American
- Adolescents aged 11 to 17 at the time of recruitment
- Adult parents
- Parent consent and adolescent assent
- Demonstrated cognitive ability to understand participation
You may not qualify if:
- Diminished capacity to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Georgetown Universitylead
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
Duke Child and Family Study Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
Related Publications (5)
Breland-Noble AM, Bell C, Nicolas G. Family first: the development of an evidence-based family intervention for increasing participation in psychiatric clinical care and research in depressed African American adolescents. Fam Process. 2006 Jun;45(2):153-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00088.x.
PMID: 16768016BACKGROUNDBreland-Noble AM, Bell CC, Burriss A, Poole HK; The AAKOMA Project Adult Advisory Board. The Significance of Strategic Community Engagement in Recruiting African American Youth & Families for Clinical Research. J Child Fam Stud. 2012 Apr 1;21(2):273-280. doi: 10.1007/s10826-011-9472-1. Epub 2011 Mar 4.
PMID: 22984337RESULTBreland-Noble AM; AAKOMA Project Adult Advisory Board. Community and treatment engagement for depressed African American youth: the AAKOMA FLOA pilot. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2012 Mar;19(1):41-8. doi: 10.1007/s10880-011-9281-0.
PMID: 22354616RESULTBreland-Noble AM, Bell CC, Burriss A; AAKOMA Project Adult Advisory Board. "Mama just won't accept this": adult perspectives on engaging depressed African American teens in clinical research and treatment. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2011 Sep;18(3):225-34. doi: 10.1007/s10880-011-9235-6.
PMID: 21512751RESULTBreland-Noble AM, Burriss A, Poole HK; AAKOMA PROJECT Adult Advisory Board. Engaging depressed African American adolescents in treatment: lessons from the AAKOMA PROJECT. J Clin Psychol. 2010 Aug;66(8):868-79. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20708.
PMID: 20564682RESULT
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
We lost 3 participants prior to intervention completion of the intervention which impacted results.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Alfiee M. Breland-Noblem Ph.D., MHSc
- Organization
- Georgetown University Medical Center
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alfiee M Breland-Noble, Ph.D.
Georgetown University
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 19, 2007
First Posted
December 21, 2007
Study Start
June 1, 2007
Primary Completion
January 1, 2010
Study Completion
December 1, 2011
Last Updated
May 17, 2013
Results First Posted
May 17, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-05