Childhood AnxietyNCT07162402
Anxiety Among Children: Adaptation and Effectiveness of the Program Super Skills for Life in School Settings
A study testing Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program and No Active Intervention in people with Childhood Anxiety and Childhood Depression, run by Fatima Jinnah Women University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 9 to 13 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Childhood Anxiety, Childhood Depression, Low Self-Esteem
- What is being tested?
- Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program and No Active Intervention
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 126 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 16 Sep 2021to 16 Sep 2021
- 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 9 to 13 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Inclusion Criteria of the study was a selection of children of Grade 5th presented with anxiety symptoms according to their scores equal to or greater than 25 on a total scale score of The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) with age 9 and 13 years, who can speak and understand Urdu easily.
Who cannot join
- Children who have any serious physical/medical diseases, diagnosed mental health issues, developmental delays, or learning difficulties, and are under any psychological treatment were excluded. Furthermore, children who had undergone any surgery or experienced serious traumatic events in the past 6 months and who did not get permission from their parents with written informed consent from parents/ not willing to were also excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 44000
About this study
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
Read the detailed description
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
- Conditions
- Childhood Anxiety, Childhood Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Quality of Life (QOL), Social Skills, Emotional Problems
- Being tested
- Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program, No Active Intervention
- Keywords
- Anxiety and depressive symptoms, Pakistani Children, Super Skills for Life, Social skills, Quality of life
- Medical subject headings
- Social Skills, Problem Behavior, Anxiety Disorders, Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Super Skills for Life (SSL) ProgramOther
Its Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Based 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program for childhood Anxiety Management.
No Active InterventionOther
Routine Activities in Class
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms Receives: Other: Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program |
| Wait-List Control Group | Other | Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers Receives: Other: No Active Intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)
Psychometric tool for Anxiety Measurement
Measured: Immediately after Intervention and Followup after 6 months
The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
Psychometric Tool for the measurement of Depression
Measured: Immediately post intervention and after 6 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Tool for the measurement of overall emotional and behavioural problems
Measured: Immediately post intervention and after 6 months
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Scale for assessing Self-Esteem
Measured: Immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Social Skills Questionnaire (SSQ)
tool for assessing Social Skills
Measured: immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
tool for assessing Pediatric Quality of Life
Measured: immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Sep 2025
- Study start16 Sep 2021
- Primary completion16 Sep 2021
- Study completion16 Sep 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Childhood AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Factorial
- Model description
- In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms. Whereas Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers.
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fatima Jinnah Women University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Nazia Mustafa, Fatima Jinnah Women University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07162402
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FJWU/EC/2021/32
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 31 Aug 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: will plan later after my publications
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Anxiety Among Children: Adaptation and Effectiveness of the Program Super Skills for Life in School Settings
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07162402
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FJWU/EC/2021/32
- Conditions
- Childhood Anxiety, Childhood Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Quality of Life (QOL), Social Skills, Emotional Problems
- Keywords
- Anxiety and depressive symptoms, Pakistani Children, Super Skills for Life, Social skills, Quality of life
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 16 Sep 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Sep 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 Sep 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
Detailed description
Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.
Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms. Whereas Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Other: Super Skills for Life (SSL) ProgramIn the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms |
| Wait-List Control Group | Other | Other: No Active InterventionWait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 9 to 13 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Inclusion Criteria of the study was a selection of children of Grade 5th presented with anxiety symptoms according to their scores equal to or greater than 25 on a total scale score of The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) with age 9 and 13 years, who can speak and understand Urdu easily.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Children who have any serious physical/medical diseases, diagnosed mental health issues, developmental delays, or learning difficulties, and are under any psychological treatment were excluded. Furthermore, children who had undergone any surgery or experienced serious traumatic events in the past 6 months and who did not get permission from their parents with written informed consent from parents/ not willing to were also excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Super Skills for Life (SSL) ProgramIts Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Based 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program for childhood Anxiety Management. | Other | Intervention Group |
| No Active InterventionRoutine Activities in Class | Other | Wait-List Control Group |
Primary outcome
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)
Time frame: Immediately after Intervention and Followup after 6 months
Psychometric tool for Anxiety Measurement
The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
Time frame: Immediately post intervention and after 6 months
Psychometric Tool for the measurement of Depression
4 secondary outcomes
The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Time frame: Immediately post intervention and after 6 months
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Time frame: Immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Social Skills Questionnaire (SSQ)
Time frame: immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
Time frame: immediately after intervention and after 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Sep 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. will plan later after my publications
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program and No Active Intervention in people with Childhood Anxiety and Childhood Depression, run by Fatima Jinnah Women University at 1 site in Pakistan.
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 9 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. 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?
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) (time frame: Immediately after Intervention and Followup after 6 months). 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 9 Sep 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.