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Better Sleep Study

A Confirmatory Efficacy Trial of Engaging a Novel Sleep/Circadian Rhythm Target as Treatment for Depression in Adolescents

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About This Trial

The overall aim of this proposal is a confirmatory efficacy trial sufficiently powered and designed to test the hypothesis that improving the relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime, a novel modifiable target, improves depression outcomes in a subgroup of adolescents with depression and a misaligned relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime utilizing a cognitive-behavioral sleep intervention.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - mental health/behavioral symptoms that would preclude productive engagement in study assessments or intervention (e.g., active psychosis; Bipolar Disorder; drug dependence - severe or unstable medical or psychiatric condition such that treatment has changed within the last month or is expected to change during the course of the study or that would preclude ability to adhere to study procedures (e.g. terminal end-stage cancer) - current use of medications or herbs with known effects on sleep - plan to undergo or have had medication change in the last 8 weeks Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: Exclusion Criteria: * mental health/behavioral symptoms that would preclude productive engagement in study assessments or intervention (e.g., active psychosis; Bipolar Disorder; drug dependence * severe or unstable medical or psychiatric condition such that treatment has changed within the last month or is expected to change during the course of the study or that would preclude ability to adhere to study procedures (e.g. terminal end-stage cancer) * current use of medications or herbs with known effects on sleep * plan to undergo or have had medication change in the last 8 weeks

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

TranS-C

Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention (TranS-C) is an evidence based cognitive-behavioral sleep therapy.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation

The overarching principle is to provide information about how sleep, stress, diet, health, exercise, accidents and mood are inter-related and have reciprocal effects.

Locations (1)

UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building
San Francisco, California, United States