TEPS for At-Risk Youth

June 16, 2026 updated by: Ashley Knapp, Northwestern University

Technology-Enabled Prevention Services for At-Risk Youth

The goal of this aim was to conduct a randomized pilot trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the co-created digital mental health program for anxiety among youth with elevated anxiety. Youth were recruited from local public libraries, and the program was integrated into the teen programming of library services.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

66

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 12-18 years, currently enrolled in high school
  • Score 5 or above on the GAD-7

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participated in previous field usability trial

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control Condition
Behavioral: Library-As-Usual Control Condition
This condition included going over the existing mental health services the library has and then choosing one of those services to participate in
Other Names:
  • Treatment-As-Usual Control Condition
Experimental: Intervention Condition
Behavioral: Technology Enabled Prevention Services
Digital mental health intervention focused on anxiety among youth, with one-week and one-month follow-ups
Other Names:
  • TEPS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability
Time Frame: Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition.
Program Feedback Questionnaire (PFQ)
Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition.
Feasibility of Participants Completing the Digital Intervention
Time Frame: Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition.
Completion of intervention by youth in the intervention condition
Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition.
Usability
Time Frame: Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition.
System Usability Scale
Assessed at the time the online intervention was taken during the 1-week period between baseline and the 1-week follow-up. Only for intervention condition.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Anxiety
Time Frame: Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants
RCADS-25, anxiety subscale
Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants
Avoidance
Time Frame: Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants
Child-Report Measure of Behavioral Avoidance (CAMS)
Assessed at baseline, one-week follow-up and one-month follow-up for all participants
Emotion Regulation
Time Frame: Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition.
Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA)
Assessed at 1-week follow-up (if they started, completed, or did not complete the intervention over the 1 week period). Only intervention condition.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ashley A Knapp, MA; PhD, Northwestern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 5, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 9, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 16, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STU00212314
  • K01MH121854 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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