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Reducing Depressive Symptoms Among Rural African Americans

NCT02860741 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 184

Last updated 2024-01-17

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Summary

Rural African Americans are disproportionately impacted by social stressors that place them at risk for experiencing elevated depressive symptoms. This project will test the effectiveness of a culturally adapted behavioral activation intervention (REJOICE) for use within rural African American churches. Further, this project will gather data on strategies necessary to promote the successful implementation of this intervention within rural African American churches.

Conditions

  • Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

REJOICE

Small groups led by lay leaders undergo an 8-session faith-based behavioral activation protocol that provides individuals with education about: identifying depressive symptoms, identifying pleasurable activities, scheduling pleasurable activities, and identifying and addressing avoidant behaviors that act as barriers to completing pleasurable activities

OTHER

Control

Churches in the control arm will receive an educational materials about identifying depressive symptoms and self-management options for addressing depressive symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arkansas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tiffany F Haynes, PhD · Assistant Professor

  • Karen Yeary, PhD · Associate Professor

  • Camille Hart, MPH · [email protected]

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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