Efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a dual treatment approach for anxious children who do not respond to first-line psychological treatment
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- AnxietyMental Health - Anxiety
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000195651
- Lead Sponsor
- Macquarie University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Children with at least one anxiety disorder who attend a psychological program for the treatment of their anxiety disorder/s at the Macquarie University Centre for Emotional Health Clinic or the Griffith University Childhood Anxiety Disorders Clinic and who, after completion of the program, are assessed by a psychology clinician to still meet clinical criteria for an anxiety disorder.
Parents/guardians of these children will be asked to provide consent on behalf of their child and to provide information on primary and secondary outcomes. Any parents/guardians of children who meet inclusion criteria will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
Already taking SSRI medication
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Remission from all anxiety disorders according to online diagnostic interview Youth Online Diagnostic Assessment (YODA)[ 12 weeks after referral letter has been delivered to treating medical practitioners];Any change in anxiety symptoms, assessed by parent report using Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale[ 12 weeks after referral letter has been delivered to treating medical practitioners];Any change in life impairment from anxiety, assessed by parent report using Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale[ 12 weeks after referral letter has been delivered to treating medical practitioners]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method