Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Child Anxiety Disorders in Community Clinics in Norway

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Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Social Phobia; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Separation Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy (individual); Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy (group)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00735995

186036/V50

186036 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for children aged 7 to 12 years with anxiety disorders who are referred to ordinary community clinics. The treatment will be conducted as individual therapy or group therapy.

Enrollment: 165 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, social phobia or generalized anxiety disorder based on the ADIS interview schedule, DSM-IV criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Psychotic symptoms
• Intelligence score < 70
• Use of medications with anxiety reducing effects during treatment
• Neither parent competent in Norwegian language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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165 participants in 3 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Description:

Individual CBT

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy (individual)

B

Experimental group

Description:

Group CBT

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy (group)

C

No Intervention group

Description:

Waiting-list control