This multiple baseline evaluation aims to test the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) for adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
This pilot study aims to test Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) for adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) The study has a single case research design (multiple baseline) and will include 12 participants with GAD according to a semi structured diagnostic interview. Participants will be randomized to either two, six or ten weeks baseline measurements prior to starting treatment, and will thus work as their own controls. Primary outcome measures will be collected at 10 weeks after treatment start. Follow-up assessments will be made three month after treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
Therapist-supported CBT delivered online.
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
Brief Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children
Self-assessment of excessive worry for individual analysis in multiple baseline evaluation
Time frame: 10 weeks after baseline
Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children
Child and parent version, lower values indicating decrease in worry. Assessments used in group statistical analysis of clinical outcome
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Brief Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale
Child version, lower values indicating decrease in intolerance of uncertainty
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Brief Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire
Child version, lower values indicating decrease in cognitive avoidance
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Negative Problem Orientation Questionnaire, abbreviated
Child version, lower values indicating decrease in negative problem orientation
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale
Child and parent versions, lower values indicating decrease in anxiety and depression
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Education, Work and Social Adjustment Scale
Child and parent versions, , lower values indicating decreased impairment due to worry
Time frame: 10 and 22 weeks after baseline
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Clinical Global Impression - Improvement
Clinician rated, higher values indicate larger improvement after treatment
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual -IV
Diagnostic interview
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Clinician Severity Rating
Clinician rated severity with lower values indicating lower level of severity of a disorder
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline
Children's Global Assessment Scale
Clinician rated global functioning, higher values indicate higher functioning
Time frame: 10, 14 and 22 weeks after baseline