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Facing fears together - a pilot study on peer-mentored cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with mild intellectual disability and anxiety

Conditions
Fear and anxiety problems
10002861
Registration Number
NL-OMON56512
Lead Sponsor
Jeugd
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Clients: 12-21 years old • An anxiety disorder diagnosis, which will be
confirmed using the SCID-5-Junior interview • A support system should be in
place to help the adolescent during the treatment. • IQ 55-85 • Significant
limitations in adaptive functioning, ABAS-3 score <85

Peer-mentors:
• 12-21 years old
• Has received a MBID diagnosis in the past
• Has finished treatment for at least one anxiety disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• IQ < 55 • Other anxiety focused psychological treatment concurrent with the
study. Concurrent psychopharmacological treatment is not an exclusion
criterion, but participants should be on the correct dosage at the start of the
study baseline period. Dosage changes during participation are an exclusion
criterion. • Severe language or communication problems that would interfere
with treatment

Peer-mentors:
- severe communication or language problems that would interfere with the role
pf peer-mentor
- peer-mentors will not be matched to an intended client if they know each
other
- peer-mentors will not be matched to an intended client if they experience a
clinical level of anxiety on the same topic as the client.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Semi-structured interviews with clients, parents/caregivers, peer-mentors and<br /><br>therapists about feasibility and tolerability of the intervention. Interviews<br /><br>will be coded using deductive and inductive coding. Deductive codes will be<br /><br>based on the acceptability framework. Inductive codes will be organized in<br /><br>overarching themes.<br /><br><br /><br>In addition information regarding inclusion rate, compliance with measurements<br /><br>and adherence to therapy sessions will be used to assess other aspect of<br /><br>feasibility. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1) Anxiety symptoms, anxiety diagnosis and percentage of steps taken in<br /><br>behavioral approach test<br /><br>2) Anxiety symptoms and self-efficacy of peer-mentors<br /><br>3)A semi-structured interview with therapists about usefulness of receiving an<br /><br>individualized strength/weakness profile. </p><br>
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