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Effect of Family-Based Prevention on Children of Depressed Parents

NCT00183365 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2026-01-09

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Summary

This study will test the Protecting Families Program, a 10-week prevention program for depressed parents and their pre-teenage children, by comparing the effectiveness of the program versus parent training alone.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent Skills Training

Parent skills training will include 10 weeks of psychoeducational and skills training group sessions for parents.

BEHAVIORAL

Protecting Families Program (PFP)

Participants will receive 10 weeks of PFP, which will include a community meal at the beginning of each session, a parent skills training group, and a concurrent cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group for the focal child.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Guy Diamond, PhD · University of Pennsylvania / CHOP

  • Rhonda Boyd, PhD · University of Pennsylvania / CHOP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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