Online delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for managing anxiety in adolescents with traumatic brain injury

Not Applicable

• Conditions: traumatic brain injury; anxiety; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001512718
• Lead Sponsor: South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria are:

(1) 12-17 years old,
(2) sustained a complicated mild, moderate or severe TBI where there was head trauma associated with a) altered consciousness, as defined by Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and/or post traumatic amnesia (PTA), or b) intra-cranial abnormalities on a brain scan,
(3) anxiety as measured by a score of 1 SD above mean or greater on the Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and
(4) time post-injury greater than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are:
(1) non-fluency in English,
(2) severe cognitive impairment as determined by scores of lower than two standard deviations below the mean on a measure of general cognitive functioning (e.g., Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) and
(3) other neurological, developmental or behavioural disorder pre-existing to the TBI, which will be determined through the completion of a semi-structured interview at study enrolment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety symptoms assessed using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS)[Pre-treatment, immediately post-treatment (primary time-point) and 3-month follow-up]