Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Addressing Anxiety in 2-3-Year-Olds: A Pilot Intervention Study

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Anxiety Disorder of Childhood

Fear

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-47 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of intervening with 2-year-old children with elevated temperamental Fear and/or Shyness or 3-year-old children with elevated anxiety a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The child scores \>1 Standard Deviation (SD) above reported means for the Fear or Shyness scales on the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ) (if child is 21-35 months) or the child scores \>1SD above reported means for the Total Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Physical Injury Fears, or Separation Anxiety scales on the Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) (if child is 36-47 months) as completed by a parent
  • The parents are able to speak, understand, and read English
  • The child must have a working knowledge of English.

Exclusion

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or global developmental delay in the child
  • The child has disruptive behavior so severe as to interfere with participation in intervention sessions
  • The child has a different primary disorder for which CBT for anxiety is inappropriate (e.g. severe depression, depression in the mother, significant medical disorder).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 27 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04039243

Start Date

September 27 2019

End Date

January 1 2026

Last Update

August 29 2025

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

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