SOVA Ambassadors Community Setting

Part of paid clinical trials in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Study ID
NCT06066697
Status
Terminated

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • SOVA Ambassador — BEHAVIORAL
    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.
  • Self-Reflection — BEHAVIORAL
    Participant will be given an article from the sova.pitt.edu website and a prompt to write about privately.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to examine participant adherence to intervention feasibility and acceptability of intervention, attention control, and implementation strategy.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 25, 2023
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Nov 22, 2024
Completion
Nov 22, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
12 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: 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.
  • Active Comparator: 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.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility of Intervention [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvania15213-

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