FRIENDS as an Indicative Prevention Program in Norway

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: The Friends program

• Registration Number: NCT01802424
• Lead Sponsor: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot-study is to evaluate a cognitive behavioral program, the Friends-program, as indicated prevention for anxious youth. The youths are recruited by school nurses who will also lead the intervention groups applying the Friends-manual.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-27
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• subclinical to clinical symptoms of anxiety with or without comorbid symptoms of depression

Exclusion Criteria

• previously diagnosed with conduct disorder, major life-crises that needs to be attended to, serious school refusal, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, mental retardation or autism.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The Friends program	The Friends program	Youth with increased levels of anxiety are thought to regulate their fear by recognizing bodily cues, learning relaxation, regulating thoughts and feelings and expose themselves to situations and objects that activate their anxiety.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program, measured by the Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS)	When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in depressive symptoms (measured by the Short Mood and Feeling questionnaire)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program	When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
Changes in psychosocial functioning (measured by the Strengths and difficulties questionnaire)from baseline until 12 months after having completed the FRIENDS program	When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
Changes in life-quality (measured by KINDL)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program	When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fjell municipality; 🇳🇴 Bergen, Norway