Multi-component anxiety management programme for people with intellectual disability

Evaluation of a novel multi-component anxiety management programme: a mixed methods quasi-experimental feasibility study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16062949

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-31

Start date

2023-03-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-11

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Conditions

Anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Sixty people with intellectual disability will be invited to participate in the study across four intellectual disability services within one mental health trust in England. The specialist services wi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants aged over 18 years of age. 2. Registered diagnosis of mild or moderate intellectual disability with or without autism. 3. Scores above seven (range 7-18) on the anxiety component on the MOSS Pas-ID (Moss et al., 1998). 4. Required to provide informed consent and sign a declaration form indicating agreement to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. If they choose not to be involved in the study. 2. Have a severe or profound intellectual disability. 3. Lack capacity to consent. 4. Under the age of 18 years old. 5. Participants who score below 7 on the anxiety component of the Moss PAS-ID.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Levels of anxiety measured using the Glasgow Anxiety scale (GAS-ID) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Anxiety and mood measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 2. Quality of life measured using the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Measure (WHOQOL-8) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 3. NHS service costs measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 4. Satisfaction with Interventions measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) at 12 weeks	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Anxiety and mood measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 2. Quality of life measured using the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Measure (WHOQOL-8) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 3. NHS service costs measured using the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) at baseline, 12 and 20 weeks 4. Satisfaction with Interventions measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) at 12 weeks

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026