Web-Based CBT Protocol for Treatment of Selective Mutism

N/ACompletedNCT02009839

National Healthcare Group, Singapore38 enrolled

Overview

The main aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a web-based CBT protocol (entitled Meeky Mouse) in the treatment of children with Selective Mutism in Singapore. The researchers hypothesized that the Meeky Mouse program would be associated with higher frequency of speaking behaviors, lower levels of anxiety, greater improvements in clinician-rated severity of mental illness, and higher clinician-rated improvement scores at post-treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Selective Mutism

Interventions

Meeky Mouse programBEHAVIORAL

Computer GamesOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 6-12 years old * primary clinical diagnosis of Selective Mutism * confirmed diagnosis of Selective Mutism by structured clinical parent interview * fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * below average intellectual functioning * the presence of autism and schizophrenia

Locations (1)

Child Guidance Clinic

Singapore, Singapore

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Selective Mutism Questionnaire

Time frame: Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on SMQ scores

Secondary Outcomes

Asian Children's Anxiety Scale-Caretaker Version (ACAS)

Time frame: Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on ACAS total scores

Asian Children's Anxiety Scale-Child (ACAS-C)

Time frame: Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on ACAS-C total scores

Clinical Global Impression (CGI)

Time frame: Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on CGI-Severity and CGI-Improvement Ratings

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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