Cool Kids Taking Control Online Program for Children Experiencing Bullying and Anxiety.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Bullying Victimisation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001793202
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

The sample will consist of children aged 7-12 years from across Australia, including from both regional and rural areas. Children will be included in the study if they report being bullied three or more times” in the previous school term (10-weeks) and simultaneously meet the DSM-5 criteria for a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder as their primary, and therefore most interfering, disorder. Participants receiving pharmacological treatment will be included in the study if their medication has been stable for two months prior to the assessment and there are no foreseeable plans for a medication change before commencing treatment.

Participants must be willing to provide informed consent (parent consent and child assent) and comply with the requirements of the study will be included. Anxiety diagnosis will be assessed using the ADIS-IV-C/P child and parent versions. This amended form of the ADIS-IV has already been provided to the ethics committee (Ref #: 5201100542).

One primary caregiver will need to be involved in the study with their child. They will act in the role as 'coach' and will be responsible for completing measures pertaining to their child (as listed) and will participate in the weekly phone calls with the therapist. The measures are only related to the children in the study and therefore there are no inclusion criteria for parents, other than their willingness to be involved and to play the role as 'coach' over the course of the intervention. Families will be informed that they will need access to a computer or iPad/ tablet in order to access the program, and a telephone.

Exclusion Criteria

We will exclude children if they are exhibiting life threatening suicidal ideation; considered to be at risk of harm due to abuse; have a significant intellectual impairment; have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder; have unmanaged psychotic symptoms; or are additionally receiving therapeutic treatment for victimisation and anxiety outside of school. Children excluded from the study will be referred to an appropriate health professional.

We will exclude families that do not have access to an electronic device suitable for engaging with the Cool Kids - Taking Control Online program. They will also be excluded if they do not have access to a telephone or cannot commit to weekly 20 minute phone calls over the course of the intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: Clinical anxiety in participants completing the online Taking Control program will be assessed by The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children - Parent Version (ADIS-IV-C/P: Silverman & Albano, 1996).[Timepoint: Baseline, 11 weeks (Primary Endpoint), and at 6-months follow-up. ];Bullying victimisation experienced by children participating in the Cool Kids - Taking Control study will be assessed using a child- and parent-report version of the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (Olweus, 1996).[Timepoint: Baseline, 11 weeks (Primary Endpoint), and at 6-months follow-up.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall global functioning for children in the study will be assessed by The Children’s Global Assessment Scale (Schaffer, Gould, Brasic, Ambrosini, Fischer, Bird & Aluwahlia, 1983).[Post-intervention/ TAU (11 weeks) and at 6-month follow-up.];Anxiety symptoms will be measured using The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS: Spence, 1998).[Timepoint: Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 6-months follow-up.];Children's emotional symptoms will be measured by The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997).[Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 6-months follow-up.];Depression symptoms will be assessed by the Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (Angold et al., 1995).[Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 6-months follow-up.];Self-efficacy for coping and peer aggression as measured by the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES; a shortened version of Singh and Bussey, 2011).[Baseline, 11 weeks, and at 6-months follow-up.]