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CompletedNCT02150265

Effectiveness of Six Sessions CBT for Adolescents With Emotional Problems in Community Clinics

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Short-term Treatment for Adolescents With Emotional Symptom Problems in Community Clinics in Norway. A Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
163 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Tromso · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
14 Years – 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Background: There is need for more effectiveness studies concerning treatment of emotional symptom problems indicating anxiety and depression in adolescents. SMART is the only treatment manual for combined emotional disorders developed in Norwegian. Purpose: To find the best individualized treatment for adolescents with emotional difficulties by: Finding criteria for the selection of appropriate patients for treatment with cognitive-behavior therapy program SMART in an outpatient population (14-18 years). Finding predictors of completion of treatment program SMART. Examining the effects of treatment with the SMART program at 6 months follow-up. Design: A randomized controlled study in six outpatient clinics in the north of Norway. N= 160 referred adolescents (14-18 years) with score above 6 on the Emotional Problems scale of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Two thirds are treated according to the SMART-manual immediately, while the waiting list control group is treated with SMART after six weeks. Hypothesis: The SMART treatment is an effective treatment for emotional symptom problems. Publication: The results sought published internationally and nationally and will be communicated to clinicians.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALSMART manual cognitive behavioral therapy

Timeline

Start date
2013-01-01
Primary completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2018-03-01
First posted
2014-05-29
Last updated
2019-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway

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