The efficacy of D-Cycloserine and psychotherapy on symptoms improvement in the adults with anxiety
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders.Anxiety disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012071610297N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
1- The adolescents with the age of 12-20 years with anxiety disorders needing therapeutic interventions and receiving anti-anxiety treatment according to the children psychiatrist, 2- Lack of any background pertaining to serious psychological or physical problems, mood disorders, psychosis or delusional disorders and drug dependency,3- Lack of any changes in anti-anxiety drugs or any changes in their doses during 4 weeks before the study,4- Lack of learning disorders based on mental check-up,5- lack of any background associated with seizure and severe depression coupled with the thoughts of suicide, 6- The IQ equal or higher than 80 (it was measured applying Raven Test and by an independent psychiatrist) are of inclusion criteria.
1-The patients who were absent for more than one session and those whose parents or themselves did not intend to continue the treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of the anxiety disorders symptoms. Timepoint: One month after the beginning of the medication and psychotherapy. Method of measurement: SCARED” score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Children's Automatic Thoughts Scale Score. Timepoint: Three months post treatment. Method of measurement: CATS questionnaire.