Courage Quest” - A Digital Exposure-Focused Intervention for Children with Anxiety: A Pilot Case Series Intervention Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anxiety; Mental Health; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000779673
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

•Child aged 8 to 12 years
•Child diagnosed with one or more anxiety disorders and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (as determined on the KSADS-COMP)
•Capacity to answer questions independently or with assistance if needed

Exclusion Criteria

•Child has a diagnosis of major depression (as determined by the KSADS-COMP)
•Child has a primary oppositional defiant disorder, or conduct disorder diagnosis that is equal to or greater than their anxiety disorder severity (as determined by the KSADS-COMP)
•Child has a primary attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis that is greater than their anxiety disorder severity (as determined by the KSADS-COMP)
•Child has a diagnosed intellectual disability (as determined through parent self-report)
•Child is currently receiving CBT-based psychological therapy for anxiety (other than school counsellor support), i.e., seeing a psychologist for anxiety or using a CBT-based program (e.g., Cool Kids or BRAVE) for anxiety (as determined through parent self-report). Note: child will be eligible if they are receiving other types of (i.e., non-CBT-based) psychological treatment
•Child is currently prescribed medication for anxiety (as determined through parent self-report).
•Child is reported to have life-threating suicidal ideation and/or had serious suicidal ideation in the last month (as determined through parent self-report). A clinician (Dr Francis, Dr Sicouri, Dr Aji, Dr Chen, or Prof Hudson) will complete a risk assessment follow-up with parents. This follow-up will occur via telephone within 72 hours of the self-report.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in symptoms of child anxiety based on parent report, as measured by the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale 25 items Parent version (RCADS-25-P; Ebesutani et al., 2017)[ Baseline and post-completion of 10-week intervention period]