NCT04760938

Treating Adolescents With CBT and OBH

Reweaving the Web: Treating Adolescents With CBT and OBH

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of New Hampshire · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine various behavioral, social, and emotional changes that result from engaging in an OBH and CBT treatment program designed for adolescents.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all study participants, including minors and parent/guardians, giving written informed consent will complete a screening survey. The screening survey will support research staff in determining whether participants meet the inclusionary and exclusionary data, including meeting scores on the Youth Outcome Questionnaire and the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale. If participants are eligible based on preliminary criteria, they undergo a screening interview. If participants are eligible following the screening interview and complete a second informed consent, minors and parents/guardians, they will be randomized in a partially-blind, parallel-group study conducted in the United States (7 Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare programs and up to 42 CBT-licensed therapists).

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depressive Disorder
• Substance Use Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare (OBH)	Participants in this intervention will participate in one of 7 programs that have been accredited by the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council that specializes in 13-17 year old adolescents experiencing behavioral healthcare issues. Each program works in a unique wilderness setting in various United States National Forests and Parks (e.g., Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Utah). The average length of stay in an OBH wilderness program is 90 days, which is a total standard care time of 1,056 hours. All of the OBH programs have been accredited by the Association for Experiential Education Accreditation for Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare programs.
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	The 12-week treatment period will consist of 15 90-minute sessions that will be administered individually. Homework (including reading assignments) are given to encourage your child to practice the techniques learned during the weekly sessions. The total standard of care time for CBT is 22.5 hours of direct treatment hours not including time spent on homework over these twelve weeks. Those therapists that are selected to deliver treatment for the CBT group will be certified by a nationally recognized CBT organization and licensed to work as a therapist in the state where they are providing treatment. Therapy will be delivered in an outpatient setting or through Telehealth.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2021-02-18
• Last updated: 2022-02-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States