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Anxiety in adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Social anxiety
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN73367465
Lead Sponsor
VU University
Brief Summary

2017 Other publications in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28672178 results 2018 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29680962/ (added 07/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 12-18 years
2. Mild intellectual disability (IQ 60-85)
3. Scoring above the clinical cut-off score on the social phobia subscale of the SCARED-NL-71

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Social anxiety symptoms (reported by children) are measured using the Social Anxiety Scale for Children – Revised and the the social phobia subscale of the SCARED-NL-71 at baseline (pre-training), 3 (post-training) and 10 weeks (follow up)<br> 2. Social anxiety symptoms (reported by one of the parents and the teacher) are measured using the Social Anxiety Scale for Children – Revised and the social phobia subscale of the SCARED-NL-71 at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 3. Interpretation bias is measured with the Ambiguous Scenarios Task (AST) and the Interpretation Recognition Task (IREC-T) at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. State anxiety during the training as measured with a state anxiety list at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 2. Interference and attention bias as measured with the original STROOP and an Emotional STROOP tests at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 3. Total level of anxiety is measured with the SCARED 41 questionnaire at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 4.Aggression is measured with the Reactive-Proactive aggression scale (RPQ) at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 5. Attention control is measured with the Attention Control Scale (ACS) at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br> 6. Motivation to partake in the training and to change social anxiety symptoms are measured using interview questions at baseline, 3 and 10 weeks<br>
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