Measuring and Enhancing Creativity and Brain Flexibility in Adolescents With Depression

Part of paid clinical trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Study ID
NCT07605975
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Depression Symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Creativity Camp — OTHER
    An 8-day creativity camp that includes a variety of different kinds of creative arts activities.

Study Details

This research is designed to find out if engaging in creative activities will help adolescents with depression have more flexible thinking, start to see and appreciate their own talents, and develop a more positive view of themselves and their future.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 1, 2022
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2025
Completion
Aug 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
160 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Creativity Camp
    All participants who enrolled in the study were assigned to the Creativity Camp. In Summer 2022, participants were 1:1 randomized to "early" (2 weeks before camp, before camp, after camp) or "late" assessments (before camp, after camp, and 2 weeks after camp). This allowed for an approximation of a waitlist-control design, where we compared the changes during the "waitlist" (the two weeks before camp for the "early" group) to the changes during camp for the "active" group (changes from pre to post intervention for the "late" group) and also allowed us to explore short-term durability of effects in the "late" group. In 2023 and 2025, since MRI was no longer required, clinical data were collected at all 4 time points: 2 weeks before, before camp, after camp, and 2 weeks after camp. This allows for analysis of the data using a "waitlist control" approach while not changing the experience at the level of the participant.

Primary Outcome Measure

Child Depression Inventory 2 (CDI-2). [ Time Frame: Week 2 ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota55455-

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