Anxiety Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV/-5: Anxiety Disorders in children
Brief summary
Manualised Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders is evaluated in a routine care setting to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention. Children and adolescents receive manualized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety disorder. It is expected, that the intervention will result in less anxiety / lower scores on the primary and secondary outcome measures.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALManualised Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
16 Sessions of Manualised Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Routine Care Setting
Sponsors
Ruhr University of Bochum
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children and adolescents aged 4-18 years * Primary diagnosis of an anxiety disorder: 1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2. Social Phobia 3. Separation Anxiety Disorder 4. Panic Disorder +/- Agoraphobia 5. Specific Phobia
Exclusion criteria
* Other primary diagnoses * Significant intellectual impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interference rating as assessed by the Beurteilung der Beeinträchtigung/ Einschränkung des Patienten (BEE) | Changes in interference rating from pre- to post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) and to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) | The German questionnaire Beurteilung der Beeinträchtigung/ Einschränkung des Patienten (BEE) assesses the degree of interference. |
| Severity rating of diagnosis (according to the Kinder-DIPS) | Changes in severity rating from pre- to post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) and to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) | — |
| Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) | Changes on the SCAS from pre- to post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) and to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) | — |
| Clinical Global Improvement Impression (CGI-I) | Changes on the CGI-I from post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression as measured by the Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) | Changes in the SMFQ from pre- to post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) and to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Changes on the SDQ from pre- to post-assessment (post-assessment takes place 30 weeks after the pre-assessment on average) and to 6-month-follow-up (which takes place about 6 months after the post-assessment) |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Primary ContactSilvia Schneider, Prof. Dr.
Outcome results
None listed