Status:
COMPLETED
School Based Low-intensity Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Anxious Youth
Lead Sponsor:
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Research Council of Norway
Modum Bad
Conditions:
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study will evaluate two group CBT interventions delivered by school health nurses, in cooperation with community psychologist and mental health care personnel, to adolescents with mild to moderate...
Detailed Description
Anxiety disorders are among the major mental health problems in children and adolescents, with regard to prevalence and long-term consequences. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has proven to be eff...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- An overall score of \> 25 on the anxiety inventory Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and a score of \> 1 on the first question of the Children's Anxiety Life Interference Scale (CALIS), indicating that anxiety interferes with daily life of the youth, rated either by the adolescents or by one parent.
- The adolescent and at least one parent understand and read Norwegian.
- Assent from the youth and signed informed consent from the parent.
Exclusion
- The adolescent has a behavior that makes participation in groups with other adolescents challenging. This is evaluated by the school nurse, based on information from the adolescent, the parent and the teacher. In each case, the school nurse makes an evaluation based on the following questions:
- Is the adolescent able to follow group-rules?
- Will the adolescent behave in ways that disrupts the group?
- Does the adolescent have learning problems to an extent that will make it difficult to follow the group program?
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
313 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02279251
Start Date
October 1 2013
End Date
November 1 2020
Last Update
August 18 2021
Active Locations (3)
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1
Municipality of Modum
Oslo, East Norway, Norway
2
Municipality of Fjell, Sund and Askoy
Fjell, Norway
3
Sorlandet Hospital HF
Kristiansand, Norway