Status:

RECRUITING

Efficacy Trial of the CALM Intervention

Lead Sponsor:

UConn Health

Conditions:

Anxiety Disorder of Childhood

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Excessive anxiety among elementary students is highly prevalent and associated with impairment in academic, social, and behavioral functioning. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the initi...

Detailed Description

Excessive anxiety among elementary age students is common, severely impairs academic, social, and behavioral functioning, and is associated with significant educational and health care costs. Despite ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Student
  • Be between the ages of 5-12
  • Have elevated anxiety symptoms as indicated by a) a total SCARED score of 15 or higher based on parent and/or child report using the full SCARED from the baseline evaluation, and/or b) a Clinician Severity Rating of 3 or higher on any anxiety diagnosis from the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children DSM-V (ADIS)
  • Be fluent in English in order to provide informed consent and assent for their participation and to complete the study measures.
  • Children on a stable dose of pharmacological/psychotherapeutic treatment will be eligible as long as the dose has been stable for at least 4 weeks and no changes are considered for the duration of the intervention phase of the study (8 weeks)
  • Student

Exclusion

  • Children who do not meet the inclusion criteria
  • Nurse Inclusion Criteria:
  • Nurses must be a Registered Nurse (RN) or another similar medical professional
  • Nurses must be work in the role of a school nurse
  • Nurses must be fluent in English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

218 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04693858

Start Date

December 1 2020

End Date

July 30 2026

Last Update

December 9 2024

Active Locations (2)

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1

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06119

2

Anxiety Treatment Center of Maryland

Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21045