Therapeutic Processes and Treatment Outcome in Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders

Temple University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00071630

DSIR CT-S

R01MH064484 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between different aspects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and treatment outcome.

Full description

Anxiety disorders are common among children; if untreated, they can negatively affect children's lives. Evidence suggests that CBT can benefit children with anxiety disorders, but the causal mechanisms between therapy and beneficial outcomes have not been thoroughly investigated.

Audio and videotaped sessions of children currently receiving CBT and those who received CBT in previous trials will be examined. Various rating scales will be used to rate therapeutic alliance, child involvement, and therapist flexibility for each session of CBT. To evaluate potential process variables that contribute to participant drop-out, this study will compare the early process variables for children who complete treatment and for those who discontinue treatment.

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or social phobia
• At least one English-speaking parent

Exclusion criteria

• IQ < 80
• Psychotic symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)