Overcoming your child's fears and worries: a self-help guide for childhood anxiety disorders

Overcoming your child's fears and worries: a randomised controlled trial of guided self-help for childhood anxiety disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92977593

Enrollment

195

Registered

2011-11-22

Start date

2008-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Child anxiety disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Guided Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) self-help delivered via parents: 1. 8 sessions (4 face to face, 4 telephone) 2. 4 sessions (2 face to face, 2 telephone)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 7 to 12 years 2. Primary diagnosis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) generalised anxiety disorder, social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder/agoraphobia or specific phobia 3. Parent / primary carer attends treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Child: 1. Significant physical or intellectual impairment (including autistic spectrum disorders) 2. Current prescription of psychotropic medication (or, if psychotropic medication is prescribed, it should have been at a stable dose for at least one month with agreement to maintain that dose throughout the study) Parent(s): 1. Current maternal DSM-IV anxiety disorder 2. Significant intellectual impairment 3. Severe comorbid disorder (e.g. severe major depressive disorder, psychosis, substance /alcohol dependence) 4. Prescription of psychotropic medication (or, if psychotropic medication is prescribed, it should have been at a stable dose for at least one month with agreement to maintain that dose throughout the study)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Clinical Global Impressions of Improvement (CGI-I) (Much / Very much improved or not) 2. Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM IV (child and parent versions) (ADIS-C/P) (Child free of primary anxiety disorder or not)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Child anxiety symptoms and impact (SCAS, Spence, 1998- child/parent/teacher report; CAIS, Langley et al., 2004 - child/parent report) 2. Parental interactive behaviours and cognitions as assessed by interview and observations	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026