Effects of targeting fathers versus mothers in cognitive behavioral parent training for parents of children with an anxiety disorder

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood anxiety disorders; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Anxiety disorder of childhood

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11647019
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Amsterdam (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. Fathers and mothers of anxiety disorder children of 7-12 years old, referred or recruited by community announcement
2. The child having a primary anxiety disorder on the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS) [Silverman & Albano, 1996]
3. Both parents willing and able to participate in CBPT

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior child CBT and no parent treatment in relation to the child?s anxiety
2. Other severe psychiatric problems that might interfere with treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Diagnostic status of the children using the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule Child and Parent versions (ADIS C/P) (Silverman & Albano, 1996). To consider change in the number of anxiety disorders and their interference their combination was examined (number of anxiety disorders × mean interference).<br>2. Children?s anxiety symptoms using the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED-71). Child, father, and mother completed the SCARED-71 (Bodden et al., 2009), and their reports were aggregated into an overall score for child anxiety symptoms.