NCT00071630

Therapeutic Processes and Treatment Outcome in Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders

Process as a Predictor of Outcomes in CBT for Youth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (planned)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between different aspects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and treatment outcome.

Detailed description

Anxiety disorders are common among children; if untreated, they can negatively affect children's lives. Evidence suggests that CBT can benefit children with anxiety disorders, but the causal mechanisms between therapy and beneficial outcomes have not been thoroughly investigated. Audio and videotaped sessions of children currently receiving CBT and those who received CBT in previous trials will be examined. Various rating scales will be used to rate therapeutic alliance, child involvement, and therapist flexibility for each session of CBT. To evaluate potential process variables that contribute to participant drop-out, this study will compare the early process variables for children who complete treatment and for those who discontinue treatment.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-09-01
• Completion: 2005-08-01
• First posted: 2003-10-30
• Last updated: 2013-11-07

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: United States, Australia