Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With Social Anxiety Disorder

University of Aarhus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Social Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Cool Kids Anxiety Program - Social Enhanced; Behavioral: Cool Kids Anxiety Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03986827

124958 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main aim of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of a disorder specific group cognitive behavior therapy (G-CBT) program for youth SAD, the, Cool Kids Anxiety Program - Social Enhanced (CK-E), developed at Macquarie University, Sidney, Australia.

Furthermore, the study will examine how well this program fares against generic CBT treatment.

Full description

The main aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a disorder specific G-CBT program for youth SAD compared to a generic G-CBT program for anxiety disorders.

Reduction in anxiety symptoms is expected for both treatment conditions although we hypothesize better outcome for the enhanced treatment condition.

Approximately 96 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years will be included with data points at pre- and post-treatment, and at 3-month and 1-year follow-ups.

Enrollment: 96 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Youth between 12 and 17 years of age.
• Social anxiety disorder as the primary disorder measured using the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for DSM-IV, Child and Parent Version (ADIS-IV C/P).

Exclusion criteria

• A diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
• Untreated Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• Psychotic symptoms.
• Current severe self-harm or suicidal ideation.
• Current eating disorder.
• CSR>5 on depression.
• Received prior CK treatment within the last two years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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96 participants in 2 patient groups

Cool Kids Anxiety Program - Social Enhanced (CK-E)

Experimental group

Description:

CK-E is a G-CBT treatment developed specifically for treatment of youth SAD. The program consists of 10 2-h group sessions with four to five adolescents and their parents in each group. 9 sessions with the adolescents and parents together and one parents-only session (session 5). Three months after ending treatment participant will be offered a 1-h booster group session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cool Kids Anxiety Program - Social Enhanced

Cool Kids Anxiety Program (CK)

Active Comparator group

Description:

The standard Cool Kids Anxiety Program is a treatment program based on generic CBT techniques such as cognitive restructuring and gradual exposure. The program consists of 10 2-h group sessions with four to five adolescents and their parents in each group. 9 sessions with the adolescents and parents together and one parents-only session (session 5). Three months after ending treatment participant will be offered a 1-h booster group session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cool Kids Anxiety Program