Reducing Clinical Anxiety in Adolescents Through Selective Intervention
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 400
- 主要终点
- Test Anxiety Inventory
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates the clinical and cost effectiveness of test anxiety as a form of selective prevention for clinical anxiety. Participants will be randomly allocated to cognitive behavioural therapy without booster sessions, cognitive behavioural therapy with two booster sessions, or a no intervention control.
详细描述
Test anxiety affects a substantial proportion of adolescents, who show an increased risk of suicide, and of developing clinical anxiety and poor mental health. Externally resourced school-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions have been shown to be effective in treating test anxiety. Intervening in test anxiety, a sub-clinical anxiety, may prevent anxieties from developing into a clinical disorder. The primary outcomes are test anxiety, clinical anxiety, and wellbeing, measured at baseline, post-intervention, and 6 and 12-month follow-up. In addition, to identify treatment mechanisms additional measures are taken of uncertain control, metacognition, and emotional regulation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
Sequentially numbered opaque sealed envelopes will be used to conceal allocation. Envelopes will be prepared by a member of the research team and opened by participants.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participants are aged 14-16 years of age
- •In the upper 66th percentile of test anxiety scores
排除标准
- •Participants are receiving other treatment for anxiety
- •Participants have a diagnosis of clinical anxiety depression or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
结局指标
主要结局
Test Anxiety Inventory
时间窗: Change assessed over a 12 month period
The Test Anxiety Inventory is a 20 item measure measured on a 4-point scale (1 = Almost Never, 4 = Almost Always). Three scores are provided: Total (20 items), worry subscale (8 items) and emotionality (8 items). The total score range is 20-80 and the worry and emotionality subscale scores are 8-32. A higher score represents higher anxiety. This will administered 4 times over a 12 month period to assess change: Baseline, 6 weeks (immediate-post intervention), 6-month follow-up and 12 month follow-up.
次要结局
- Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (short version)(Change assessed over a 12 month period)
- The Metacognition Questionnaire(Change assessed over a 12 month period)
- Motivation and Engagement Scale (uncertain control subscale)(Change assessed over a 12 month period)
- Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (panic, generalized anxiety, and social anxiety subscales)(Change assessed over a 12 month period)
- School-related Wellbeing Scale(Change assessed over a 12 month period)