Compassion-Based Family Intervention for Adolescents
ConditionEmotional Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-18
SponsorBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital
About this trial
Adolescents with emotional disorders (such as depression or anxiety) often experience distress that also affects their parents, creating a cycle of stress within the family. This study tests a new compassion-based family intervention designed to help both adolescents and their parents. The program includes six weekly sessions (120 minutes each). The study will recruit 60 parent-adolescent dyads. Half will receive the intervention immediately; the other half will wait 6 weeks before receiving it. We will measure changes in depression, anxiety, parenting stress, family relationships, and - using brain imaging (fNIRS) and heart rate monitors - how the intervention affects parent-child emotional and physiological synchrony. Assessments will take place before the intervention, right after, and at 3-month and 6-month follow-ups. The goal is to see whether this family-focused compassion program can improve mental health for both adolescents and their parents.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
the adolescent is aged 12-18 years
for the adolescent, required scores at enrollment: at least one of the following criteria is met (i) 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) (Hamilton, 1960) total score ≥17 and ≤30, (ii) Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) (Hamilton, 1959) total score ≥18 and ≤29; and in addition, the item 3 score of HAMD-17 (suicide) must be ≤2
at least one parent is willing to participate
the adolescent has normal auditory and visual perception abilities and intellectual level
Disqualifiers
the adolescent presents with psychotic symptoms, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
the parent suffers from a mental illness or psychological disorder
the adolescent or their parent has a history of substance abuse
the adolescent or their parent has a severe neurological disorder or major physical disease
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Compassion-Based Family Intervention
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov