Assessing Different Methods of Anxiety Care in Pediatric Settings
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Purpose
This study will compare the effectiveness of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders through in-person contact versus through workbooks and telephone communication.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Anxiety Disorders |
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Primary Care Behavioral: Therapist-Assisted Bibliotherapy-Primary Care |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Improving Care for Anxiety in Pediatric Settings |
- Clinical Severity Rating on Anxiety Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children for primary anxiety disorder [ Time Frame: Measured at pre-treatment and post-treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Clinical Global Impression scale-Improvement Change [ Time Frame: Measured at pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, and a 3-month follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Screening for Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) parent and child self-report scales [ Time Frame: Measured at pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, and a 3-month follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 52 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2012 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: Therapist Assisted Bibliotherapy-Primary Care (TAB-PC) |
Behavioral: Therapist-Assisted Bibliotherapy-Primary Care
Parents will receive educational workbooks and ongoing support over the phone from a child anxiety specialist to learn how to use cognitive behavioral therapy skills to manage their children's fears and worries.
Other Names:
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| Experimental: Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Primary Care (CBT-PC) |
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Primary Care
Children will receive cognitive behavioral therapy from a child anxiety specialist at their doctor's office (the primary care clinic). The children will learn skills to cope with fear and anxiety, and parents will learn how to support their children in using these new skills.
Other Names:
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Detailed Description:
Approximately 13% of adolescents aged 9 to 17 suffer from an anxiety disorder, which can cause disruptive fear, worry, or uneasiness that impairs their normal functioning. These anxiety disorders can include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and they often co-occur with a second anxiety disorder or another mental or behavioral disorder, like depression. Research on interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) indicates that these interventions are helpful to children who suffer from anxiety disorders, but are not always used. This study will examine the feasibility of implementing CBT for children between the ages of 8 and 13 in two different forms: through in-person contact at the pediatric primary care setting and through telephone-based contact.
Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive either cognitive behavioral therapy in primary care (CBT-PC) or therapist-assisted bibliotherapy in primary care (TAB-PC). In CBT-PC, participants will have therapy administered by a child anxiety specialist, and the parents of participants will learn how to support the new skills their children learn in therapy. In TAB-PC, parents will receive educational workbooks and ongoing support over the phone from a child anxiety specialist to learn how to use CBT skills to manage their children's fears and worries. Participation in this study will last 3 to 4 months, with therapy visits occuring once a week at the beginning and tapering to once every other week at the end of treatment. At pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, and a 3-month follow-up, participants will undergo structured clinical interviews to assess their anxiety levels and the severity of their conditions.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years to 13 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets DSM-IV criteria for one of the following disorders: separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, or obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Takes a medication and has maintained a stable dose for 3 months before baseline assessment
- Pediatric medical care is provided through one of the participating primary care clinics
- Parent and child are fluent in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of a life threatening condition or a medical illness that would make participation unsafe
- Diagnosed with bipolar disorder I, mental retardation, or autism or has psychotic symptoms
- Acutely suicidal or homicidal or exhibiting dangerous behavior
- Parents do not consent for diagnosis and progress to be shared with their child's primary care physician
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |
| University of California San Diego | |
| San Diego, California, United States, 92123 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Denise A. Chavira, PhD | University of California, San Diego |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Denise A. Chavira, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00769925 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | K01 MH072952, K01MH072952, DSIR 84-CTS |
| Study First Received: | October 8, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | January 6, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by University of California, San Diego:
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Generalized Anxiety Social Phobia Separation Anxiety Phobia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013