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Early Intervention for Shy Preschool Children

Parent education for Preschool-Aged Children at Risk for Anxiety Disorders aimed at reducing high levels of inhibition

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12608000351314
Enrollment
71
Registered
2008-07-24
Start date
2005-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Education for parents about coping and management strategies. involves 8 group sessions for both parents - one session per week for 8 weeks. Topics covered include parenting strategies, contingency management, exposure hierarchies for children, and anxiety management for parents. Topics are delivered by a clinical psychologist in a standard behavioural treatment format. Intervention is assisted by handouts for parents.

Sponsors

Macquarie University
Lead SponsorUniversity

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Participants are included if the child scores 2 standard deviations above the norm on the measure of inhibited behaviour and also demonstrates high behavioural inhibition in a laboratory observation and also has one parent with an anxiety disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Developmental disability Lack of English in parent

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026