Can a 6-Session class keep teens mentally healthy?
NCT ID NCT05962879
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a short, 6-session group program called Resilience Training for Teens. The goal is to see if it can help high school students who have mild symptoms of depression, anxiety, or unusual feelings avoid developing more serious mental illnesses. The study will involve 70 teens aged 14-19 and their parents.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Resilience Training for Teens (a 6-session group behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, school-based program to prevent serious mental illness in at-risk teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is brief and may not be enough for teens with more severe symptoms.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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14 to 19 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in 9th through 12th grade and between the ages of 14 and 19 * Endorsed at least one psychotic experience * Provided contact information * Have a parent or legal guardian who is able and willing to provide written informed consent (if under the age of 18) * Have a parent or legal guardian who is able and willing to participate in a parent session * Competent and willing to provide written informed assent (if under the age of 18) or consent (if age 18 or older) * Able to communicate in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently prescribed psychotropic medication (not including medications for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), regardless of adherence * Currently obtaining psychotherapeutic intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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