Psychological Prevention of Internalizing Disorders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Somatoform Symptoms; Depressive Symptoms; Anxiety Symptoms
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00564239
• Lead Sponsor: Philipps University Marburg Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive-behavioral group prevention (CBT-G) for german children is effective and to what extent parental group training moderates outcome.

Detailed Description

Internalizing disorders represent a large group of psychological disorders among children who are referred to psychological treatment. Anxiety, Depression and somatoform disorders in children and adolescents increase the risk of mental disorders in adulthood. Some english programs have proved the efficacy of CBT-G prevention.This study will test the efficacy of CBT-G in German children. The role of parental involvement is currently subject to scientific discussions. The impact of an additional parent-group training will be investigated.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-11
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-27
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Study Completion: 2009-05
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

• age 8- 12 years and
• anxiety symptoms and/or
• depressive symptoms and/or
• somatoform symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

• psychiatric disorder according to ICD-10/ DSM-IV-TR requiring individual psychotherapy
• IQ < 85

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy	-
B	Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child Behavior Checklist (german version)	3, 6, 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (ILK)- Assessment of life quality, parent and child versions	3, 6, 18 months
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)	3, 6, 18 months
Depressionsinventar für Kinder- und Jugendliche (DIKJ), german depression inventory based on CDI	3, 6, 18 months
Giessener Beschwerdebogen für Kinder- und Jugendliche (GBB-KJ), report of somatic symptoms, parent and child versions	3, 6, 18 months
Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFT 20-R)	initially
Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R), german version	3, 6, 18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut für Verhaltenstherapie und -medizin (IVV); 🇩🇪 Marburg, Hessen, Germany