Echo: Optimizing a Group-based School Intervention for Children With Emotional Problems

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: Emotion child

• Registration Number: NCT04263558
• Lead Sponsor: Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse

Brief Summary

The present study (Echo) will promote much needed research and innovation that optimize service provision in first line health services for the alarmingly high number of school children who suffer from clinical and subthreshold levels of anxiety and depression. The effect of different versions of an evidence-based intervention for this group of children will be tested using a cluster randomized design involving 40 schools across Norway. The aim is to create a framework that allows more evidence-based psychosocial interventions to be provided at a lower cost to society. Echo will provide knowledge about three main evidence gaps for children: (1) The effect of school-based preventive interventions on anxiety and depression; (2) The effect of feedback informed systems, and; (3) the effect and cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions using online sessions and virtual reality technology.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-11
• Study Start: 2020-02-13
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-25
• Study Completion: 2023-05-25
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1364

Inclusion Criteria

• Children scoring one standard deviation or more above population mean using established measures for anxiety and/or depression

Exclusion Criteria

• Retardation or language problems
• Developmental conditions
• Individual considerations approved by the local PI

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SHF	Emotion child	Short intervention (8 sessions, group) and 8 sessions web-based High parental involvement (5 sessions) Feedback
LHN	Emotion child	Long intervention (16 sessions) High parental involvement (5 sessions)
SLN	Emotion child	Short intervention (8 sessions, group) and 8 sessions web-based Low parental involvement (Brochure)
LLN	Emotion child	Long intervention (16 sessions) Low parental involvement (Brochure)
LHF	Emotion child	Long intervention (16 sessions) High parental involvement (5 sessions) Feedback
SHN	Emotion child	Short intervention (8 sessions, group) and 8 sessions web-based High parental involvement (5 sessions)
SLF	Emotion child	Short intervention (8 sessions, group) and 8 sessions web-based Low parental involvement (Brochure) Feedback
LLF	Emotion child	Long intervention (16 sessions) Low parental involvement (Brochure) Feedback

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multidimensional Anxiety Scale	Time 3 after approximal 1 year	Anxiety symptoms, minimum 0 to maximum 117, high score indicates worse outcome
Mood and Feeling Questionnaire	Time 3 after approximal one year	Depression symptoms, minimum 0 to maximum 26, high score indicates worse outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway

Regional kunnskapssenter for barn og unge - Midt; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway

Regional kunnskapssenter for barn og unge - Nord; 🇳🇴 Tromsø, Norway