One-session group intervention for children and adolescents with specific phobia - a complete examination of parent involvement.

One-session group intervention for children and adolescents with specific phobia - a complete examination of parent involvement. - GOST-KID

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030937

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

2023-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

DSM-5: 300.29 Specific Phobia

Interventions

Group 1: Exposure-based one-session group intervention for children and adolescents with dog or spider anxiety alone

without parent-involvement

approx. 5 hours Group 2: Exposure-based one-session group intervention for children and adolescents with dog or spider anxiety and their parents

approx. 5 hours Group 3: One-session group intervention for parents of children and adolescents with dog or spider anxiety alone

without child-involvement

approx. 5 hours

promoting help in overcoming anxiety

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 8 and 14 years (2) At least subclinical fear of dogs or spiders. (3) Knowledge of the german language (4) Availability of at least one parent, informed consent of both parents of the child

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Acute suicidality, psychosis, addictive disorder (2) Current treatment for anxiety disorders (3) General medical contraindication

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Multi-informant approach (children, parents, clinican) Kinder-DIPS: Diagnosis and rating of degree of severity. Assessement is conducted pre therapy and 1-months follow-up (only diagnosis which were fulfilled pre therapy) Clinical Global Impression: Extent of improvement / deterioration in comparison to Basline (pre-assessment) respectively in comparison to pre-therapy (assessments post intervention and at 1-month and 6-months follow-up) BEE/BEL (Sheehan Disability Scale): Impairment/ Disability Assessement is conducted at baseline, pre therapy, post therapy, 1-month and 6-months follow-up AASC-C (Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Childhood Anxiety Situations): Anxiety and Avoidance in specific situations Assessement is conducted at baseline, pre therapy, post therapy as well as 1-month and 6-months follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

Multi-informant approach (children, parents, clinican) Kinder-DIPS: Diagnosis and rating of degree of severity. Assessement is conducted pre therapy and 1-months follow-up (only diagnosis which were fulfilled pre therapy) Clinical Global Impression: Extent of improvement / deterioration in comparison to Basline (pre-assessment) respectively in comparison to pre-therapy (assessments post intervention and at 1-month and 6-months follow-up) BEE/BEL (Sheehan Disability Scale): Impairment/ Disability Assessement is conducted at baseline, pre therapy, post therapy, 1-month and 6-months follow-up AASC-C (Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Childhood Anxiety Situations): Anxiety and Avoidance in specific situations Assessement is conducted at baseline, pre therapy, post therapy as well as 1-month and 6-months follow-up.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Multi-informant approach (parents and children) Assessment points: BL: At diagnostic assessment Pre: Pre therapy Post: directly after therapy FU1: 1-month follow-up FU2: 6-months follow-up diagnosis-specific symptoms (anxiety): SCAS (Spence`s Children`s Anxiety Scale) : anxiety (BL, FU1 und FU2) Feeling of control regarding object of fear and fear itself: - When I encounter a dog / spider, I have everything under control. - When I encounter a dog / spider, I feel at its mercy. - I can handle my fear well. Fear of spiders or dogs and avoidance based on two specific situation descriptions (children only, BL, pre, post, FU1 und FU2) - Dog phobia situation 1: As you are on a walk, a woman with a dog comes towards you. - Dog phobia situation 2: You want to go to your friend's house to play. Your friend's family has a dog that is also at home. - Spider phobia situation 1: You are supposed to fetch a bottle of water from the cellar. At the door to the storage cellar you see a spider. - Spider phobia situation 2: You go to the zoo with your class. The first path in the reptile house leads past a spider terrarium. Assessment of fear level during the one-session group intervention (when children themselves participate in the intervention). overaching symptoms: SMFQ (Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire): depressive symptoms (BL, FU1 and FU2) Parenting style: OP (Overprotection): (parents only) (BL, FU1 and FU2) Parental psychopathology/cognitions (parents only; BL, FU1 and FU2): DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales): Psychopathological symptoms of parents regarding depression, anxiety and stress PSOC (Parenting Sense of Competence Scale): Parental self-efficacy PMH-Scale (Positive Mental Health Scale): Positive mental health of parents Parental psychopathology/cognitions (parents only; BL, pre, post, FU1 and FU2): PBA-Q (Parental Beliefs about Anxiety Questionnaire): Parental anxiety cognitions Parental management of the chil	—

Measure

Time frame

Multi-informant approach (parents and children) Assessment points: BL: At diagnostic assessment Pre: Pre therapy Post: directly after therapy FU1: 1-month follow-up FU2: 6-months follow-up diagnosis-specific symptoms (anxiety): SCAS (Spence`s Children`s Anxiety Scale) : anxiety (BL, FU1 und FU2) Feeling of control regarding object of fear and fear itself: - When I encounter a dog / spider, I have everything under control. - When I encounter a dog / spider, I feel at its mercy. - I can handle my fear well. Fear of spiders or dogs and avoidance based on two specific situation descriptions (children only, BL, pre, post, FU1 und FU2) - Dog phobia situation 1: As you are on a walk, a woman with a dog comes towards you. - Dog phobia situation 2: You want to go to your friend's house to play. Your friend's family has a dog that is also at home. - Spider phobia situation 1: You are supposed to fetch a bottle of water from the cellar. At the door to the storage cellar you see a spider. - Spider phobia situation 2: You go to the zoo with your class. The first path in the reptile house leads past a spider terrarium. Assessment of fear level during the one-session group intervention (when children themselves participate in the intervention). overaching symptoms: SMFQ (Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire): depressive symptoms (BL, FU1 and FU2) Parenting style: OP (Overprotection): (parents only) (BL, FU1 and FU2) Parental psychopathology/cognitions (parents only; BL, FU1 and FU2): DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales): Psychopathological symptoms of parents regarding depression, anxiety and stress PSOC (Parenting Sense of Competence Scale): Parental self-efficacy PMH-Scale (Positive Mental Health Scale): Positive mental health of parents Parental psychopathology/cognitions (parents only; BL, pre, post, FU1 and FU2): PBA-Q (Parental Beliefs about Anxiety Questionnaire): Parental anxiety cognitions Parental management of the chil

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSvenja Schaumburg

Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

svenja.schaumburg@rub.de+49 (0) 2343223841

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026