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Anxiety DisordersNCT03044678

School Based Prevention for Childhood Anxiety

A study testing REACH for Success and Self-Study in people with Anxiety Disorders, run by Arizona State University.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This study was designed to conceptualize a school-based prevention program or childhood anxiety. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 8 to 11 years
Conditions the study is for
Anxiety Disorders
What is being tested?
REACH for Success and Self-Study
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
109 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2010to 1 Jan 2015
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 8 to 11 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Borderline child anxiety levels based on the Spence Child Anxiety Scale

Who cannot join

  • Externalizing problems (based on teacher nominations) more severe than Spence Child Anxiety Scale borderline levels

About this study

This study was designed to conceptualize a school-based prevention program or childhood anxiety.

Read the detailed description

This is a project corresponding to a career development grant. The main goal of the proposed research was to identify potential barriers to implementing a school-based anxiety preventive intervention, identify strategies to overcome these barriers, and use this information to test a school-based indicated intervention for child anxiety.

Being tested
REACH for Success, Self-Study
Medical subject headings
Anxiety Disorders

What participants receive

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

  • REACH for SuccessBehavioural

    Exposure-based cognitive behavioral with social skill training (cognitive self control, relaxation, skills for conversations and assertiveness)

  • Self-StudyBehavioural

    Books for youth about anxiety management

Study groups in NCT03044678
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental: REACH for SuccessExperimentalExperimental: Exposure-based, cognitive and behavioral, social skills training intervention 6-weeks - 6 session -20-30 min each
Receives: Behavioral: REACH for Success
Active Comparator: Self-studyActive comparatorActive Comparator: Books "What to do when you are scared and worried?How to do homework without throwing-up? How to get organized without losing it?" Reading at home
Receives: Behavioral: Self-Study

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in child anxiety symptoms (clinical)

    Child anxiety symptoms based on the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up

  2. Change in child anxiety levels (typical)

    Child anxiety based on the Spence Child Anxiety Scale

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Changes in child negative cognition

    Children's Negative Cognitive Errors on the Children's Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire

    Measured: Change from baseline to immediate posttest (at 6-weeks)

  2. Changes in child negative cognition

    Children's Negative Cognitive Errors on the Children's Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up

  3. Changes in emotion understanding and expression

    Children's Emotion Expressivity based on the Emotion Expressivity Scale for Children

    Measured: Change from baseline to immediate posttest (at 6-weeks)

  4. Changes in emotion understanding and expression

    Children's Emotion Expressivity based on the Emotion Expressivity Scale for Children

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up)

  5. Changes in self efficacy

    Child self efficacy based on the Children's Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Handling School Situations

    Measured: Change from baseline to immediate posttest (at 6-weeks)

  6. Changes in self efficacy

    Child self efficacy based on the Children's Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Handling School Situations

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up)

  7. Changes in child social skills

    Child social skills based on the Social Skills Improvement Rating System

    Measured: Change from baseline to immediate posttest (at 6-weeks)

  8. Changes in child social skills

    Child social skills based on the Social Skills Improvement Rating System

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up)

  9. Changes in somatic arousal

    Child somatic arousal based on the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children

    Measured: Change from baseline to immediate posttest (at 6-weeks)

  10. Changes in somatic arousal

    Child somatic arousal based on the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children

    Measured: Change from baseline to 12-month 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 posted7 Feb 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Jan 2010
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2015
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2015

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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
109 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03044678
Sponsor's protocol ID
MH086687
Status last verified
Feb 2017
First submitted
30 Jan 2017
Last updated
7 Feb 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing REACH for Success and Self-Study in people with Anxiety Disorders, run by Arizona State University.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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 7 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Change in child anxiety symptoms (clinical) (time frame: Change from baseline to 12-month follow-up). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Feb 2017.

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