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The Clinic Treatment Project

A study testing psychotherapy, evidence-based treatment and modular evidence-based treatment in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by Judge Baker Children's Center at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The Clinic Treatment Project tested two alternative methods of delivering evidence-based practices within public community-based mental health clinics, using training and supervision procedures designed for the settings and users. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 13 years
Conditions the study is for
Anxiety, Depression, Problem Behavior
What is being tested?
psychotherapy, evidence-based treatment and modular evidence-based treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
203 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2005to Jun 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 13 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • 7 - 13 year olds and their parents
  • seeking services at community mental health clinics
  • primary problem or disorder related to anxiety, depression, or conduct problems

Who cannot join

  • Child is younger than 7 years, 9 months or older than 13 on the day of the phone screen.
  • Child has attempted suicide within the past year.
  • Schizophrenic spectrum diagnosis (including MDD w/ psychotic features)
  • Autism or another Pervasive Developmental Disorder (e.g., PDD NOS, Asperger's Disorder, Child Disintegrative Disorder, Rett's Disorder).
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
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  • Mental Retardation
  • No relevant T-scores validate target disorders.
  • ADHD identified as primary reason for seeking treatment at phone screen
  • Child's sibling already included
  • Child's medication has not been regulated for one month or longer

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Judge Baker Children's Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02120

  • The University of Hawaii at Manoa

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2294

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Child System and Treatment Enhancement Projects (Child STEPs); The Clinic Treatment Project - Phase II

The Clinic Treatment Project tested two alternative methods of delivering evidence-based practices within public community-based mental health clinics, using training and supervision procedures designed for the settings and users.

Read the detailed description

The Clinic Treatment Project focused on ethnically diverse youths aged 7-13 who were referred to community-based mental health clinics for problems involving disruptive behaviors, depression, anxiety, and any combination of these. Using a randomized block design, therapists were randomly assigned to deliver usual treatment procedures (usual care, or UC) in their clinics or evidence-based practices deployed in two forms: (a) standard manual treatment (SMT), using full treatment manuals, one at a time, exactly as they have been tested in clinical trials, and (b) modular manual treatment (MMT) in which therapists learn the component practices of the standard manuals but individualize the use of the components for each child using a guiding clinical algorithm. Unlike the SMT approach, the MMT approach allows the duration and sequencing of techniques to be individualized in an effort to fit the child's needs and allows the clinician to draw techniques from outside the target disorder domain when needed (e.g., to address noncompliance during the course of treating depression). Both SMT and MMT were supported by training and supervision procedures designed to fit providers and their clinic contexts. Assessments were carried out at pre-treatment, at post-treatment, and at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12-, 18-, and 24-month follow-ups. Assessments carried out at pre-treatment included(a) individual youth problems and disorders; (b) individual youth functioning at home and school; and (c) clinic staff beliefs and attitudes toward their work and workplace. Assessments carried out at post-treatment and follow-up only included measures of (a) youth, parent, and therapist satisfaction with treatment; (b) youth, parent and therapist views on the quality of the therapeutic relationship; and (c) treatment costs. Assessments carried out at follow-up only included (a) parent reports of any mental health service use following project treatment, and (b) therapist reports on the extent to which the treatment procedures they used in the project are continued after project termination. Analyses will address critical questions about deployment of evidence-based youth practices to clinical care settings.

Being tested
psychotherapy, evidence-based treatment, modular evidence-based treatment
Keywords
anxiety disorders, depression, depressive disorders, disruptive behavioral problems, conduct problems
Medical subject headings
Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Problem Behavior, Depressive Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • psychotherapyBehavioural

    Also called Treatment As Usual (TAU), Case Management

    Usual Care therapists could use any treatment procedures they used regularly in their clinical practice.

  • evidence-based treatmentBehavioural

    Also called best practices, evidence-based practices, treatment manuals

    Evidence-based treatment manuals were used for anxiety (Coping Cat Manual; Kendall, 1994; Kendall et al., 1994 ), depression (Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Training; Weisz et al., 1997, 1998), and conduct problems (Defiant Children Manual; Barkley, 1997).

  • modular evidence-based treatmentBehavioural

    Also called modular treatments, best practices, evidence-based practices

    Therapists used the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADC; Chorpita \& Weisz, 2004)

Study groups in NCT01178554
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Usual Care TreatmentActive comparatorUsual Care therapists could use any treatment procedures they used regularly in their clinical practice.
Receives: Behavioral: psychotherapy
Standard Manual Treatment (SMT)ExperimentalEvidence-based treatment manuals were used for anxiety (Coping Cat Manual; Kendall, 1994; Kendall et al., 1994 ), depression (Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Training; Weisz et al., 1997, 1998), and conduct problems (Defiant Children Manual; Barkley, 1997).
Receives: Behavioral: evidence-based treatment
Modular Maual Treatment (MMT)ExperimentalTherapists used a modular manual (Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, or Conduct Problems; Chorpita \& Weisz, 2004) to help children with primary problems of anxiety, depression, and conduct.
Receives: Behavioral: modular evidence-based treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Brief Problem Checklist (BPC, parent and child forms)

    Youth and parents were contacted weekly to report changes in youth functioning. Each person was asked to rate their own or their child's behavior on 12 items (6 internalizing and 6 externalizing behaviors) that were adapted from the Youth Self Report and the Child Behavior Checklist. Children and caregivers completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, every week during treatment, and at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment.

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 267

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. The Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes-Child and Parent Forms (ChIPS/P-ChIPS)

    The ChIPS/P-ChIPS are structured psychiatric interviews designed to assess psychopathology according to DSM-IV criteria in children and adolescents ages 6-18 years. ChIPS/P-ChIPS assess twenty behavioral, anxiety, mood, and other syndromes as well as psychosocial stressors the child might have experienced. Symptoms are assessed using a "yes/no" question format. Onset, offset and duration data are gathered for each disorder. On average, youth and caregivers completed the post-treatment assessment 267 days (SD=124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment.(Used as a measure of clinical outcome.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 267

  2. Top Problems Assessment

    Youths and parents were asked to identify "The three most important problems for which you need [or "your child needs"] help." at the intake assessment. The six resulting problems (3 from youth, 3 from parent) were then rated on a scale of 0 ("Not serious at all") to 10 ("Very serious problem") by youth and parent. Youths and parents completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1. (Used as a measure of clinical outcome.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

  3. Youth Self-Report Form (YSR)

    The YSR assesses problems in children on eight narrow-band scales (Withdrawn, Somatic Complaints, Anxious, Social Problems, Thought Problems, Attention Problems, Rule-Breaking Behavior, Aggressive Behavior), three broad-band scales (Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total problems), and six DSM-oriented scales. Children completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1.(Used as a measure of clinical outcome.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

  4. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

    The CBCL assesses problems in children on eight narrow-band scales (Withdrawn, Somatic Complaints, Anxious, Social Problems, Thought Problems, Attention Problems, Rule-Breaking Behavior, Aggression), three broad-band scales (Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total problems), and six DSM-oriented scales. Caregivers completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1. (Used as a measure of clinical outcome.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

  5. Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Children

    The quality of youths' working alliance with their therapists was assessed via the Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Children (TASC, Shirk \& Saiz, 1992). The 7-item scale comes in both a youth-report form and a parent-report form (parents reporting on their youth's relationship with the therapist). On average, children and caregivers completed the post-treatment assessment 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment. (Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: post-treatment (Day 267)

  6. Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents: Treatment and Auxiliary Service Use Scales

    The SACA (Horwitz et al., 2001)is a standardized interview for youths and parents that measures use of mental health services across a broad spectrum (including outpatient, inpatient, and school-based). SACA reliability and validity data are well-documented. Caregivers completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1.(Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

  7. Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale

    The RCADS is a 47-item child self-report measure that assesses symptoms of several DSM-IV anxiety and depressive disorders (i.e., separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder). On average, children and caregivers completed the post-treatment assessment 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment.(Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 267

  8. Brief Symptom Inventory

    The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) is a parent self-report form that is the short form of the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised instrument. The BSI provides a screen for psychological problems. This inventory reports profiles of nine primary symptom dimensions and three global indices of distress (Derogatis, 1993). It can also be used to measuring patient progress during treatment or in the assessment of treatment outcomes. On average, caregivers completed the post-treatment assessment 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment. (Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 267

  9. Brief Impairment Scale

    The BIS is a 23-item instrument that evaluates three domains of functioning: interpersonal relations, school/work functioning, and self-care/self-fulfillment. Its advantages over other global impairment instruments are that it is respondent based, short in administration time, and multidimensional. Caregivers completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1.(Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

  10. Services for Children & Adolescents - Parent Interview (SCAPI)

    The SCAPI is a measure that tracks child's use of medication as reported by the parent. Caregivers completed the pre-treatment assessment on Day 1, at post-treatment assessment which occurred on average 267 days (SD = 124 days) after the pre-treatment assessment, and at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 24-month follow-up from Day 1.(Available for supplemental analyses.)

    Measured: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 712 (24-mo follow-up)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Aug 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2005
  3. Primary completionMay 2009
  4. Study completionJun 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
203 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01178554
Sponsor's protocol ID
83423-0
Acronym
CTP
Status last verified
Mar 2011
First submitted
12 Jul 2010
Last updated
16 Mar 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Chorpita BF, Bernstein A, Daleiden EL; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Driving with roadmaps and dashboards: using information resources to structure the decision models in service organizations. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2008 Mar;35(1-2):114-23. doi: 10.1007/s10488-007-0151-x. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

    PubMed 17987376
  • Borntrager CF, Chorpita BF, Higa-McMillan C, Weisz JR. Provider attitudes toward evidence-based practices: are the concerns with the evidence or with the manuals? Psychiatr Serv. 2009 May;60(5):677-81. doi: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.5.677.

    PubMed 19411357
  • Ebesutani C, Bernstein A, Nakamura BJ, Chorpita BF, Higa-McMillan CK, Weisz JR; The Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Concurrent Validity of the Child Behavior Checklist DSM-Oriented Scales: Correspondence with DSM Diagnoses and Comparison to Syndrome Scales. J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2010 Sep;32(3):373-384. doi: 10.1007/s10862-009-9174-9. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

    PubMed 20700377
  • Chorpita BF, Reise S, Weisz JR, Grubbs K, Becker KD, Krull JL; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Evaluation of the Brief Problem Checklist: child and caregiver interviews to measure clinical progress. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2010 Aug;78(4):526-36. doi: 10.1037/a0019602.

    PubMed 20658809
  • Ebesutani C, Bernstein A, Nakamura BJ, Chorpita BF, Weisz JR; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. A psychometric analysis of the revised child anxiety and depression scale--parent version in a clinical sample. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2010 Feb;38(2):249-60. doi: 10.1007/s10802-009-9363-8.

    PubMed 19830545
  • Ho A, Weisz JR, Austin AA, Chorpita BF, Southam-Gerow M, Wells K, the Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Bridging science and community practice: Clinician and organizational engagement in community clinics in the clinic treatment project. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth. Winter 2006;7:13-19.

  • Martin JL, Weisz JR, Chorpita BF, Higa CK, Southam-Gerow M, Wells K, the Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Moving evidence-based practices into everyday clinical care settings: Addressing challenges associated with pathways to treatment, child characteristics, and structure of treatment. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth. Winter 2006;7:5-21.

  • Palinkas LA, Aarons GA, Chorpita BF, Hoagwood K, Landsverk J, Weisz JR; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Cultural exchange and the implementation of evidence-based practice: two case studies. J Evidence-Based Social Work. 2009 September;19(5):602-612.

  • Palinkas LA, Schoenwald SK, Hoagwood K, Landsverk J, Chorpita BF, Weisz JR; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. An ethnographic study of implementation of evidence-based treatments in child mental health: first steps. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Jul;59(7):738-46. doi: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.7.738.

    PubMed 18586990
  • Weisz JR, Chorpita BF, Palinkas LA, Schoenwald SK, Miranda J, Bearman SK, Daleiden EL, Ugueto AM, Ho A, Martin J, Gray J, Alleyne A, Langer DA, Southam-Gerow MA, Gibbons RD; Research Network on Youth Mental Health. Testing standard and modular designs for psychotherapy treating depression, anxiety, and conduct problems in youth: a randomized effectiveness trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;69(3):274-82. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

    PubMed 22065252

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing psychotherapy, evidence-based treatment and modular evidence-based treatment in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by Judge Baker Children's Center at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Brief Problem Checklist (BPC, parent and child forms) (time frame: Change over time from Day 1 to Day 267). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01178554, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Mar 2011.

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