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KibA X-year follow-up: Long-term effects of parental involvement in intensified exposure therapy for children with anxiety disorders

KibA X-year follow-up: Long-term effects of parental involvement in intensified exposure therapy for children with anxiety disorders - KibA X-FU

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033205
Enrollment
380
Registered
2024-01-15
Start date
2025-01-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

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Conditions

DSM-5: 300.23 Social Anxiety Disorder DSM-5: 300.29 Specific Phobia DSM-5: 309.21 Separation Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

Group 1: Intensive exposure therapy for children with anxiety disorders with parental involvement: 11 sessions (sessions 1-4 and 9-11 à 50 minutes, session 5-8 à 100 minutes over a period of 7 weeks (
1 session per week/week 5-7) Group 2: Intensive exposure therapy for children with anxiety disorders without parental involvement: 11 sessions (sessions 1-4 and 9-11 à 50 minutes, session 5-8 à 100 mi
1 session per week/week 5-7)

Sponsors

Fakultät für Psychologie, Arbeitseinheit für Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Participation in the original KibA study (2) Availability of at least one parent, written consent of both parents and the child

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Multi-informant approach: - Children (17 years old) - Parents - CGI (Clinical Global Impression Scale): symptom severity - BEE/BEL (Sheehan Disability Scale): Impairment/burden - AVAK-K/E (Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Anxiety Situations in Childhood): Anxiety, avoidance in specific situations. - LSAS-CA-SR (Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents): Social anxiety disorder for children and adolescents. - LSAS (Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale) for young adults. - TAVI-K/E (Separation Anxiety and Avoidance Inventory): Disorder with separation anxiety - Adapted version of the TAVI-K for young adults.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Children (17 years old): Specific anxiety symptoms of the child: - SCAS (Spence`s Children`s Anxiety Scale) in children and adolescents - AAS 15 (Adult Anxiety Scale) for young adults Overarching symptoms: - SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire): Strengths and weaknesses in children and adolescents. - SDQ-S 18+ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire 18+): Strengths and weaknesses in young adults. - SMFQ (Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire): Depressive symptoms in children, adolescents and young adults. Impairment and quality of life of the child: - Questionnaire on school absenteeism in children, adolescents and young adults. - Health economic questions on educational variables in adolescents and young adults. - Individual item on school performance in children, adolescents and young adults. - WIRK-ALL/SWE: General self-efficacy expectation in children, adolescents and young adults. - PMH-Kids (Positive Mental Health Scale Kids): Positive mental health in children and adolescents - PMH scale (Positive Mental Health Scale): Positive mental health in young adults Process variables: - INEP (Inventory of Negative Effects of Psychotherapy) in children, adolescents and young adults. - Therapy satisfaction in children, adolescents and young adults. - Exposure after the end of therapy in children, adolescents and young adults. - Follow-up treatments after the end of therapy in children, adolescents and young adults. Parents: Specific anxiety symptoms of the child: - SCAS (Spence`s Children`s Anxiety Scale) in children and adolescents. Overarching symptoms of the child: : - SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire): Questionnaire on strengths and weaknesses in children and adolescents - SMFQ (Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire): Depressive symptoms in children, adolescents and young adults Impairment and quality of life of the child: - Individual item on school performance in children, adolescents and young adults

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGabriel Bonnin

Deutsches Zentrum für psychische Gesundheit - Standort Bochum/Marburg, Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

gabriel.bonnin@rub.de+49 234 32 21753

Outcome results

None listed

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