Evaluating Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment for Children With Selective Mutism

Florida International University (FIU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Selective Mutism

Treatments: Behavioral: Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment (IGBT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03612102

800008139

Details and patient eligibility

About

This goal of this study is to evaluate an intensive group behavioral treatment (IGBT) program for children with selective mutism, a low base-rate childhood anxiety disorder. 29 children between the ages of 5 and 9 will be randomly assigned to participate in a 5-day IGBT over the summer or to a waitlist control condition, with the opportunity to participate in IGBT 4 weeks later. All children that participate in treatment will be followed up 8 weeks into the following school year.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 9 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Meets diagnostic criteria for selective mutism
• Verbal with at least 1 parent or caregiver
• Child fluent in English

Exclusion criteria

• Any mental health difficulty significantly more impairing than selective mutism

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

The treatment consists of a 5-day intensive group behavioral treatment program (IGBT)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intensive Group Behavioral Treatment (IGBT)

Waitlist

No Intervention group

Description:

The waitlist consists of a 4-week waitlist period where parents will be provided with psychoeducational materials about their child's condition (i.e., selective mutism). After the 4-week waitlist period, families will be provided with the opportunity to participate in IGBT.