Can a 20-Minute online session ease teen depression?
NCT ID NCT06359951
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested three short, one-time digital sessions (called Project YES) designed to help teens and young adults ages 13-25 who have depression, anxiety, or eating disorder symptoms. Participants completed questionnaires before the session, right after, and again 3 months later to see if symptoms improved. The goal was to see if these quick online tools could be a helpful addition to routine care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital single-session interventions (Project YES)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these short digital sessions could offer a quick, low-cost way to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms in teens seen in specialty clinics.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with only 37 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions are brief and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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37 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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13 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * a score \>5 on the PHQ-9 OR a score \>5 on the GAD-7 * patient at Lurie Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine * provider agreement that this would be an appropriate intervention * age between 13 and 25 * comfort speaking and reading in either English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak and understand English or Spanish * imminent risk for suicide as indicated by a "Yes" response to questions #5 on the Ask Suicide Questions (ASQ) Screener
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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