Supporting Our Valued Adolescents Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
SOVA
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of SOVA (Supporting Our Valued Adolescents), a Social Media Intervention for Adolescents With Depression and Anxiety and Their Parents to Increase Use of Mental Health Services
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to provide preliminary findings testing the Supporting Our Valued Adolescents (SOVA) intervention, two social media sites (one for adolescents, one for parents) aiming to address negative health beliefs, knowledge about depression or anxiety, parent-adolescent communication, in a moderated online peer community, with the goal of increasing adolescent use of mental health services.
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 Apr 2018
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 13, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 24, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 17, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 6, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 6, 2020
CompletedOctober 26, 2021
October 1, 2021
2 years
October 13, 2017
October 23, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Study retention
proportion of dyads accessing 6-week to those who access baseline surveys
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (25)
Intervention acceptability
at study completion, an average of 1year
Health beliefs: Stigma
6 weeks
Health Beliefs: Beliefs about Antidepressants - Resistance
6 weeks
Health Beliefs: Beliefs about Antidepressants - Meanings
6 weeks
Health Beliefs: Beliefs About Therapy - Adolescents
6 weeks
- +20 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
ACTIVE COMPARATORBoth arms will receive this intervention
Supporting Our Valued Adolescents (SOVA)
EXPERIMENTALThis arm will receive the SOVA intervention in addition to Enhanced Usual Care
Interventions
The SOVA intervention includes: * a welcome email to the websites (adolescents also get a SOVA intro video and mobile app) * adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.pitt.edu * parents will have access to the website specifically for parents: wisesova.pitt.edu These anonymous websites aim to: (1) challenge negative health beliefs and increase depression/anxiety knowledge through daily blog posts enhanced with peer commentary; (2) promote social support through online peer interactions; and (3) encourage parent-adolescent mental health communication through same day blog posts with questions for discussion. Parents and adolescents cannot log on to each other's sites. The sites are moderated by our research team. The SOVA websites include articles composed by SOVA Peer Ambassadors who are adolescents and young adults who have experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety and contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
A social worker at the Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health (CAYAH) clinic helps to facilitate referrals from the adolescent healthcare provider (AHCP) and contacts patients who do not schedule for within-CAYAH appointments.The study will send an extra email to the parent and adolescent that contains the content of the depart summary as well as a list of psychoeducational materials, how to contact the AHCP, CAYAH social worker, and crisis resources and the AHCP's treatment recommendation which are obtained from the electronic health record. Also, each individual will receive a phone call from a research assistant who will communicate the information in the email and offer to inform the social worker or AHCP of questions the patient or parent may have.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Adolescent:
- Ages 12-19
- AHCP identifies depressive and/or anxiety symptoms
- Scores at least 5 or greater on the PHQ-9 (depression) and/or GAD-7 (anxiety) consistent with at least mild symptoms
- AHCP recommends adolescent to initiate a new treatment episode (no treatment in past 3 months)
- Can read and write in English
- Have completed the 6th grade
- Assent (\<18 y/o)/Consent to study (18 or 19 y/o)
- Parent:
You may not qualify if:
- Can read and write in English
- Have completed the 6th grade
- Consent to study
- Adolescent Healthcare Provider:
- Healthcare provider (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant) providing clinical services in the Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
- Consents to study
- Adolescent:
- Actively suicidal requiring crisis/hospitalization defined as: currently having suicidal thoughts and a plan AND AHCP recommends immediate crisis services and/or evaluation for hospitalization
- History of receiving a psychiatric medication and/or psychotherapy for depression and/or anxiety in the past 3 months
- No access to internet
- No active email account
- Parent:
- No access to internet
- No active email account
- Adolescent Healthcare Provier:
- +1 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
Related Publications (4)
Radovic A, DeMand AL, Gmelin T, Stein BD, Miller E. SOVA: Design of a stakeholder informed social media website for depressed adolescents and their parents. J Technol Hum Serv. 2018;35(3):169-182. doi: 10.1080/15228835.2017.1347552. Epub 2017 Jul 24.
PMID: 29743822BACKGROUNDRadovic A, Li Y, Landsittel D, Stein BD, Miller E. A Social Media Website (Supporting Our Valued Adolescents) to Support Treatment Uptake for Adolescents With Depression and/or Anxiety and Their Parents: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 23;8(1):e12117. doi: 10.2196/12117.
PMID: 30672741BACKGROUNDRadovic A, Odenthal K, Flores AT, Miller E, Stein BD. Prescribing Technology to Increase Uptake of Depression Treatment in Primary Care: A Pre-implementation Focus Group Study of SOVA (Supporting Our Valued Adolescents). J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2020 Dec;27(4):766-782. doi: 10.1007/s10880-019-09669-5.
PMID: 31630347BACKGROUNDRadovic A, Li Y, Landsittel D, Odenthal KR, Stein BD, Miller E. A Social Media Website (Supporting Our Valued Adolescents) to Support Treatment Uptake for Adolescents With Depression or Anxiety: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2022 Oct 7;9(10):e35313. doi: 10.2196/35313.
PMID: 36206044DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 13, 2017
First Posted
October 24, 2017
Study Start
April 17, 2018
Primary Completion
April 6, 2020
Study Completion
April 6, 2020
Last Updated
October 26, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share