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Prevention of Anhedonia in Children

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Vanderbilt University

Conditions: Anhedonia, Depression

Interventions: Family Promoting Positive Emotions, Psychoeducation

Countries: United States

This trial will test the effects of a positive emotion-focused preventive intervention on reward responsiveness in children of mothers with histories of depression and anhedonia.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 8 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Biological mothers with past or current MDD with anhedonia and their 8- to 12-year-old children
* Child and biological mother can read and speak fluently in English
* Child and mother have access to a computer or tablet and internet for videoconferencing
* For compensation purposes, child and biological mothers must be U.S. citizens

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with past or current major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or anhedonia lasting most of the day, nearly every day for at least 2 weeks based on semi-structured interviews will be excluded
* Mothers or children with intellectual or developmental disabilities
* Mothers with past 6 months substance use disorder with moderate or greater severity
* Children or mothers with a lifetime history of a manic or hypomanic episode/bipolar disorder
* Children or mothers with a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia)
* Children or mothers with visual or hearing impairments that interfere with completing study measures and sessions
* Child offspring of a mother who has previously participated in the study with another biological child
* Children taking medications for emotional or behavioral problems other than SSRIs (stable dose for 6 weeks before time of enrollment) or psychostimulants

Locations (1)

Nashville, Tennessee, United States