Testing a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Program for Anxiety in Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum: A Feasibility Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The Experience of Service Questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective is to investigate the feasibility of a newly developed manualised group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) programme for anxiety in 15 teenagers (aged 13-17 years) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our aim is to focus primarily on acceptability and compliance with the program with some investigation of treatment effects on anxiety diagnosis and anxiety symptoms.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Fulfil the diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety diagnoses on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent \& Child interview schedule (ADIS C/P)
- •Obtained a diagnosis of ASD according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD 10)
Exclusion Criteria
- •low intellectual functioning (\<70)
- •active psychosis
- •untreated hyperkinetic disorder
- •inability to speak Danish
- •inability to leave the home
- •inability to attend a group setting
- •inability to meet for treatment caused by other psychiatric disorders.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The Experience of Service Questionnaire
Time Frame: Interview at 14 weeks after start of treatment
A questionnaire measuring teenagers and parents satisfaction with the treatment. On a Likert scale they will be asked to rate positive statements as 'not true' (1), 'partly true' (2), or 'true' (3) and in an open section freely comment on their experience with the treatment.
Secondary Outcomes
- Children's Anxiety Life Inference Scale (CALIS)(Change from baseline results at 3 months)
- Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Parent & Child interview schedule (ADIS C/P)(Change from baseline interview results at 3 months)
- Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)(Change from baseline results at 3 months)
- Children's Automatic Thoughts Scale (CATS)(Change from baseline results at 3 months)