Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01919970
Exposure-Focused Family-Based CBT for Youth With ASD and Comorbid Anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Autism spectrum disorders affect as many as 1 out of 88 children and are related to significant impairment in social, adaptive, and school functioning. Co-occurring conditions, such as anxiety, are common and may cause substantial distress and impairment beyond that caused by the autism diagnosis. Accordingly, we are proposing a randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy relative to treatment as usual (TAU) in 50 youth ages 6-12 with autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety.
Detailed description
Autism spectrum disorders affect as many as 1 out of 88 children and are related to significant impairment in social, adaptive, and school functioning. Co-occurring conditions, such as anxiety, are common and may cause substantial distress and impairment beyond that caused by the autism diagnosis. Many children with anxiety disorders, especially those on the autism spectrum, do not receive evidence based treatment, which has fueled the development and evaluation of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Accordingly, we are proposing a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of exposure based CBT that heavily incorporates parents (EF-CBT) relative to a TAU condition (TAU) in 50 youth ages 6-12 years with ASD and comorbid anxiety disorder(s).
Conditions
- Autism
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Social Phobia
- Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
- Specific Phobia
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | This condition involves 12 weekly CBT sessions. |
| OTHER | Treatment as usual | This condition allows participants to seek out various services. Considering the number of possible treatment options, there is no way to identify or list them. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-08-01
- Completion
- 2017-08-01
- First posted
- 2013-08-09
- Last updated
- 2019-06-14
- Results posted
- 2019-06-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01919970. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.