Therapeutic Processes and Treatment Outcome in Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders

Temple University130 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

130

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 13 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (2)

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Macquarie University

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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