Feasibility study examining the efficacy of brief cognitive therapy for the treatment of panic disorder in adolescents (PANDA)
- Conditions
- Panic DisorderMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14884288
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Reading
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Current inclusion criteria as of 14/09/2021:
1. Aged 11-18 years at assessment
2. A DSM-5 diagnosis of panic disorder that has been identified as the primary or secondary presenting disorder
3. At least one panic attack in the month prior to assessment
4. No psychotropic medication use or alternatively, willingness to be withdrawn from medication before the start of the trial under the supervision of the young person’s GP (a minimum 6-week drug-free period for SSRIs and a 2-day drug free period for benzodiazepines will be required before the young person can start trial treatment) and agreement not to start medication during the trial
5. If the young person has a co-morbid medical condition (such as asthma, epilepsy or cardiovascular disease), the young person’s GP must have been consulted and given the opinion that this will not interfere with treatment delivery
6. Willingness to engage in the treatment
7. Willingness to accept random allocation
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Previous inclusion criteria as of 24/08/2021:
1. Aged 11 - 17.5 years at assessment
2. A DSM-5 diagnosis of panic disorder that has been identified as the primary or secondary presenting disorder
3. At least one panic attack in the month prior to assessment
4. No psychotropic medication use or alternatively, willingness to be withdrawn from medication before the start of the trial under the supervision of the young person’s GP (a minimum 6-week drug-free period for SSRIs and a 2-day drug free period for benzodiazepines will be required before the young person can start trial treatment) and agreement not to start medication during the trial
5. If the young person has a co-morbid medical condition (such as asthma, epilepsy or cardiovascular disease), the young person’s GP must have been consulted and given the opinion that this will not interfere with treatment delivery
6. Willingness to engage in the treatment
7. Willingness to accept random allocation
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Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Aged 11 - 17.5 years at assessment
2. A DSM-5 diagnosis of panic disorder that has been identified as the primary presenting disorder
3. At least one panic attack in the month prior to assessment
4. No psychotropic medication use or alternatively, willingness to be withdrawn from medication before the start of the trial under the supervision of the young person’s GP (a minimum 6-week drug-free period for SSRIs and a 2-day drug free period for benzodiazepines will be required before the young person can start trial treatment) and agreement not to start medication during the trial
5. If the young person has a co-morbid medical condition (such as asthma, epilepsy or cardiovascular disease), the young person’s GP must have been consulted and given the opinion that this will not interfere with treatment delivery
6. Willingness to engage in the treatment
7. Willingness to accept random allocation
1. A current primary disorder other than panic disorder (such as another anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder (MDD)), identified through a diagnostic assessment at baseline
2. Co-morbid conditions that are likely to interfere with treatment delivery; such as an established autistic spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, suicidal intent, or recurrent or potentially life-limiting self-harm (i.e. current frequency of at least once per week or self-harm that requires medical attention)
3. Having been identified by social services as currently ‘at risk’ due to, for example, child protection concerns
4. Currently receiving a psychological intervention or have received previous treatment with cognitive therapy or graded exposure therapy for panic disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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