Trial Outcomes & Findings for SOVA Ambassadors Community Setting (NCT NCT06066697)
NCT ID: NCT06066697
Last Updated: 2026-01-16
Results Overview
Average number of articles written per participant; Research team extract data from websites and observation notes
Recruitment status
TERMINATED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
12 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
12 weeks
Results posted on
2026-01-16
Participant Flow
Participant milestones
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SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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6
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6
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Overall Study
6 Week Completion
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4
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6
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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1
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6
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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5
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0
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Reasons for withdrawal
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SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
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5
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0
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Baseline Characteristics
SOVA Ambassadors Community Setting
Baseline characteristics by cohort
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SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=6 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Total
n=12 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Continuous
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15.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=9 Participants
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15.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=6 Participants
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15.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.6 • n=9 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
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4 Participants
n=9 Participants
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5 Participants
n=6 Participants
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9 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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2 Participants
n=9 Participants
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1 Participants
n=6 Participants
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3 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
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1 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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1 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
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5 Participants
n=9 Participants
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6 Participants
n=6 Participants
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11 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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1 Participants
n=6 Participants
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1 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
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4 Participants
n=9 Participants
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2 Participants
n=6 Participants
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6 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
White
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2 Participants
n=9 Participants
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3 Participants
n=6 Participants
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5 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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0 Participants
n=6 Participants
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0 Participants
n=9 Participants
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MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status (National)
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6.1 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2 • n=9 Participants
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5.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.8 • n=6 Participants
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6.0 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.0 • n=9 Participants
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Depression Severity
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6.83 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.60 • n=9 Participants
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8.83 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.99 • n=6 Participants
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7.83 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.29 • n=9 Participants
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Anxiety Severity
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5.67 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.5 • n=9 Participants
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7.5 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.81 • n=6 Participants
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6.59 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.65 • n=9 Participants
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Self-Esteem
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28.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.8 • n=9 Participants
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28.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.4 • n=6 Participants
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28.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.9 • n=9 Participants
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Emotional Self-Efficacy
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6.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.9 • n=9 Participants
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6.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=6 Participants
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6.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.6 • n=9 Participants
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Social Support
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3.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.8 • n=9 Participants
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3.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.0 • n=6 Participants
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3.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.9 • n=9 Participants
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Social Isolation
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50.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.6 • n=9 Participants
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44 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.6 • n=6 Participants
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47.1 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.7 • n=9 Participants
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Stigma
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18.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.9 • n=9 Participants
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19.7 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9 • n=6 Participants
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19.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.1 • n=9 Participants
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Resilience/Positive Youth Development
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8.5 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.1 • n=9 Participants
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8.5 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.0 • n=6 Participants
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8.5 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=9 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksAverage number of articles written per participant; Research team extract data from websites and observation notes
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=6 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Feasibility of Intervention
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1.67 content pieces
Standard Deviation 1.75
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—
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksAverage number of submissions to questions on the REDCap form per participant in the Attention control arm Research team extract data from REDCap
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=6 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Feasibility of Control Arm
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5.5 entries
Standard Deviation 1.2
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—
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksPopulation: 5 individuals in SOVA Ambassador arm did not complete 12 week measure, lost to follow-up
Acceptability of Intervention Measure; Open-ended question (asked the SOVA Website meets my approval)
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website meets my approval. · Completely Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website is appealing to me. · Completely Agree
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0 Participants
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2 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website is appealing to me. · Agree
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1 Participants
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4 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website is appealing to me. · Neither Agree nor Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website is appealing to me. · Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website is appealing to me. · Completely Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I like the SOVA website. · Completely Agree
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0 Participants
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2 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I like the SOVA website. · Agree
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1 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I like the SOVA website. · Neither Agree nor Disagree
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0 Participants
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1 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I like the SOVA website. · Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I like the SOVA website. · Completely Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I welcome the SOVA website. · Completely Agree
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0 Participants
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2 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I welcome the SOVA website. · Agree
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1 Participants
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4 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I welcome the SOVA website. · Neither Agree nor Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I welcome the SOVA website. · Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
I welcome the SOVA website. · Completely Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website meets my approval. · Completely Agree
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0 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website meets my approval. · Agree
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1 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website meets my approval. · Neither Agree nor Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Intervention
The SOVA website meets my approval. · Disagree
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: BaselineOpen-ended question: How acceptable to you was it to participate in this program? (referring to mental health program used as an implementation strategy) asked at baseline
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=6 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Very acceptable
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3 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Somewhat acceptable
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Neither
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1 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Somewhat unacceptable
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Very unacceptable
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Implementation Strategy
Did not attend program
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2 Participants
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3 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksSingle item open-ended question inquiring how acceptable it was to being randomly chosen to participate in the SOVA Ambassador arm versus the control arm
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Acceptability of Randomization
Very Acceptable
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0 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Randomization
Somewhat Acceptable
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1 Participants
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3 Participants
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Acceptability of Randomization
Neither
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Randomization
Somewhat Unacceptable
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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Acceptability of Randomization
Very Unacceptable
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0 Participants
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0 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksPatient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity a higher score indicating greater severity. The PHQ-8 version was used with the 9th item omitted, score range is 0 to 24
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Depression Severity
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9.00 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.68
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9.50 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.02
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksPatient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity a higher score indicating greater severity. The PHQ-8 version was used with the 9th item omitted, score range is 0 to 24
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Depression Severity
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9 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.4
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksGeneralized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Anxiety Severity
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7.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.24
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7.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.08
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksGeneralized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Anxiety Severity
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7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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5.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.88
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksPositive Youth Development will be assessed using The Positive Youth Development Very Short Form (PYD-VSF). The confidence subscale is reported which has 3 items with a total score ranging from 3 to 13 (α = 0.78), a higher score associated with a greater level of confidence.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Resilience/Positive Youth Development
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7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.3
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8.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.3
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksPositive Youth Development will be assessed using The Positive Youth Development Very Short Form (PYD-VSF). The confidence subscale is reported which has 3 items with a total score ranging from 3 to 13 (α = 0.78), a higher score associated with a greater level of confidence.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Resilience/Positive Youth Development
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4 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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7.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.9
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksThe 10-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (α = 0.93) will be administered to assess participants' self-esteem. Items on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale ask about self-worth and self-acceptance and are scored using a four-point scale from 1 = strongly disagree, to 4 = strongly agree. The scores on each question are summed together, with higher scores indicating greater self-esteem. Scores range from 10-40 with a higher score equating to higher self esteem.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Self-Esteem
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26.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.7
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26.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.2
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksThe 10-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (α = 0.93) will be administered to assess participants' self-esteem. Items on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale ask about self-worth and self-acceptance and are scored using a four-point scale from 1 = strongly disagree, to 4 = strongly agree. The scores on each question are summed together, with higher scores indicating greater self-esteem. Scores range from 10-40
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Self-Esteem
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25 score on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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28.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.7
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksEmotional self-efficacy will be assessed using The Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES) (α = 0.82) Clarke 2014. MHSES was developed according to guidelines by Bandura as to how to create self-efficacy questionnaires (Bandura, 2006) . The questionnaire contains six items asking about the participant's confidence level in performing mental health self-care behaviors. Scoring of the MHSES is based on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("Not at all confident") to 10 ("Totally confident"). Scores are a mean score ranging 1-10 with higher scores meaning higher mental health self-efficacy.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Emotional Self-Efficacy
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6.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9
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6.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.0
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksEmotional self-efficacy will be assessed using The Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES) (α = 0.82) Clarke 2014. MHSES was developed according to guidelines by Bandura as to how to create self-efficacy questionnaires (Bandura, 2006) . The questionnaire contains six items asking about the participant's confidence level in performing mental health self-care behaviors. Scoring of the MHSES is based on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("Not at all confident") to 10 ("Totally confident"). Scores are a mean score ranging 1-10 with higher scores meaning higher mental health self-efficacy.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Emotional Self-Efficacy
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6 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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7.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.5
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksThe Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale measures types of social support. Higher levels associated with greater support. We will use the emotional/informational subscale from this report and calculate the mean per item score on a range of 1 to 5.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Social Support
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3.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.7
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3.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.3
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksThe Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale measures types of social support. Higher levels associated with greater support. We will use the emotional/informational subscale from this report and calculate the mean per item score on a range of 1 to 5.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Social Support
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3.6 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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3.2 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.8
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksThe revised UCLA Loneliness Scale will be administered to all participants to measure social isolation (α = 0.93). This 20-item scale measures one's feelings of social isolation and is scored using a four-point scale (1 = never; 2 = rarely; 3 = sometimes; 4 = often) . Score range 20-80, higher score is higher isolation.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Social Isolation
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52 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.6
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42.2 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.8
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksThe revised UCLA Loneliness Scale will be administered to all participants to measure social isolation (α = 0.93). This 20-item scale measures one's feelings of social isolation and is scored using a four-point scale (1 = never; 2 = rarely; 3 = sometimes; 4 = often) . Score range 20-80, higher score is higher isolation.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Social Isolation
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50 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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40.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.4
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 6 weeksThe Depression Stigma Scale measures stigmatizing attitudes toward depression treatment. It is a continuous measure and the total score ranges from 0-36. There are two subscales: the personal stigma subscale which totals 0-18 and the perceived stigma subscale which totals 0-18. These two are summed for the total stigma score. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=4 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Stigma
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19.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.9
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18.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.3
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 12 weeksThe Depression Stigma Scale measures stigmatizing attitudes toward depression treatment. It is a continuous measure and the total score ranges from 0-36. There are two subscales: the personal stigma subscale which totals 0-18 and the perceived stigma subscale which totals 0-18. These two are summed for the total stigma score. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
n=1 Participants
Participants will be given login information for a website sova.pitt.edu. They will be given weekly emails notifications about new posts. The participant will be onboarded as a blogging peer ambassador. The participant will be expected to contribute content to the website at least once a month by
1. writing a blog article
2. sending information (de-identified photo or video or music) to post
• If they choose this option they will be encouraged to submit their own photo, video, or music to the website or they will be encouraged to write a response to a photo, video, or music piece.
3. being interviewed by the RA and then the RA "ghostwriting" an article about the interview which they pre-approve prior to it being posted.
SOVA Ambassador: The SOVA Ambassador intervention includes:
adolescents will have access to the website specifically for adolescents: sova.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.
Participants that receive this intervention will contribute monthly articles and regular comments.
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Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
n=6 Participants
Participants will be sent a REDCap form where they will receive a link to a SOVA article to read and a question for them to answer about what they read that will be accessible only to the study team. They will be asked to do this a couple times a month and will be reminded about their participation.
Self-Reflection: Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.
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Stigma
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12 units on a scale
Standard Deviation NA
Standard Deviation not calculable for one participant
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17.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.1
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Adverse Events
SOVA Peer Ambassador Program
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Attention Control: Brief Psychoeducational Independent Assignments
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place