Applying the Spanish Version of the UP-A as a Universal School-based Anxiety and Depression Prevention Program
NCT ID: NCT03123991
Last Updated: 2017-11-29
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
157 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-10-10
2017-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study has the following secondary aims: (1) Examine the reduction in negative affect, anxiety sensitivity, emotional avoidance and emotional symptoms' interference levels at post-treatment as compared to pre-treatment levels; (3) Examine the improvement in positive affect, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, quality of life, school adjustment, and general indiscipline at post-treatment as compared to pre-treatment levels; (4) Examine the moderating role of gender, age, social economic status, personality traits, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer problems on the effectiveness of the UP-A program; (5) Assess the moderating role of home practice, understanding of basic concepts of the program, number of sessions attended, practice of specific strategies and behavior during sessions (6) Examine if the effects at post-treatment are maintained at the 3 month follow up; (7) Assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing UP-A in a group format and in a school setting.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Experimental Group
UP-A adapted as a preventive intervention. Specifically, the Spanish version of The Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a 9 sessions school-based preventive intervention. The intervention is delivered in nine weekly sessions (each session lasting around 55 minutes).
UP-A adapted as a preventive intervention
The Spanish Version of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a school-based anxiety and depression preventive intervention. The UP-A (Ehrenreich-May et al., 2016) is a transdiagnostic anxiety and depressive disorders treatment protocol that implement a set of core principles to address common factors underlying youth anxiety and depressive symptoms in an individual setting. Core modules of the UP-A include: (1) Building and Keeping Motivation; (2) Getting to Know Your Emotions and Behaviors; (3) Behavioral Activation; (4) Sensational Awareness; (5) Being Flexible In Your Thinking; (6) Awareness of Emotional Experiences; (7) Situational Emotion Exposures and (8) Keeping it Going - Maintaining Your Gains.
Wait-list Control Group
Same than experimental group (EG), after EG finishes. Specifically, classes in waitlist condition will be offered the same intervention than experimental group after EG finishes the three months follow-up.Before that, waitlist means that the classess work as usual with issues of mental health.
Same than experimental group (EG), after EG finishes
The Spanish Version of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a school-based anxiety and depression preventive intervention. The UP-A (Ehrenreich-May et al., 2016) is a transdiagnostic anxiety and depressive disorders treatment protocol that implement a set of core principles to address common factors underlying youth anxiety and depressive symptoms in an individual setting. Core modules of the UP-A include: (1) Building and Keeping Motivation; (2) Getting to Know Your Emotions and Behaviors; (3) Behavioral Activation; (4) Sensational Awareness; (5) Being Flexible In Your Thinking; (6) Awareness of Emotional Experiences; (7) Situational Emotion Exposures and (8) Keeping it Going - Maintaining Your Gains.
Interventions
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UP-A adapted as a preventive intervention
The Spanish Version of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a school-based anxiety and depression preventive intervention. The UP-A (Ehrenreich-May et al., 2016) is a transdiagnostic anxiety and depressive disorders treatment protocol that implement a set of core principles to address common factors underlying youth anxiety and depressive symptoms in an individual setting. Core modules of the UP-A include: (1) Building and Keeping Motivation; (2) Getting to Know Your Emotions and Behaviors; (3) Behavioral Activation; (4) Sensational Awareness; (5) Being Flexible In Your Thinking; (6) Awareness of Emotional Experiences; (7) Situational Emotion Exposures and (8) Keeping it Going - Maintaining Your Gains.
Same than experimental group (EG), after EG finishes
The Spanish Version of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) adapted as a school-based anxiety and depression preventive intervention. The UP-A (Ehrenreich-May et al., 2016) is a transdiagnostic anxiety and depressive disorders treatment protocol that implement a set of core principles to address common factors underlying youth anxiety and depressive symptoms in an individual setting. Core modules of the UP-A include: (1) Building and Keeping Motivation; (2) Getting to Know Your Emotions and Behaviors; (3) Behavioral Activation; (4) Sensational Awareness; (5) Being Flexible In Your Thinking; (6) Awareness of Emotional Experiences; (7) Situational Emotion Exposures and (8) Keeping it Going - Maintaining Your Gains.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Being able to understand, write and read Spanish
11 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
UNKNOWN
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain
OTHER_GOV
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Bonifacio Sandín, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
References
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Garcia-Escalera J, Valiente RM, Sandin B, Ehrenreich-May J, Prieto A, Chorot P. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) Adapted as a School-Based Anxiety and Depression Prevention Program: An Initial Cluster Randomized Wait-List-Controlled Trial. Behav Ther. 2020 May;51(3):461-473. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 14.
Garcia-Escalera J, Valiente RM, Chorot P, Ehrenreich-May J, Kennedy SM, Sandin B. The Spanish Version of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) Adapted as a School-Based Anxiety and Depression Prevention Program: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Aug 21;6(8):e149. doi: 10.2196/resprot.7934.
Other Identifiers
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13/03315
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id