NCT01761396

School-based Treatment of Anxiety Research Study (STARS)

Modular CBT for Reducing Anxiety and Improving Educational Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 216 (actual)
• Sponsor: UConn Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research is being done to compare two types of talk therapy to see which is most effective in helping school children with anxiety disorders. The investigators will compare usual care (UC) with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Both therapies will be administered by the school mental health counselors to see if they help children with anxiety disorders to feel less scared or worried.

Detailed description

This four year study involves a blocked randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effectiveness of school-based CBT to usual care (UC) for approximately 375 students ages 7-17 diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Randomization will occur at the school level and the investigators propose to conduct the study in approximately 46 schools (23 in CBT; 23 UC). Evaluations will be conducted by study staff to measure treatment progress at the end of the 12-week treatment program, at a three month follows up, and at natural termination.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CBT
BEHAVIORAL	UC

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2018-06-30
• First posted: 2013-01-04
• Last updated: 2019-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States