NCT05341297

A Transdiagnostic Internet Intervention for Parents of Children With Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms

Digital Parent-led Transdiagnostic Interventions for Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Depressive Disorders

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 111 (actual)
• Sponsor: Babes-Bolyai University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic, parent-led, Internet-delivered intervention in reducing child and adolescent internalizing problems.

Detailed description

Anxiety and depressive symptoms are common in children and adolescents. There is substantial research indicating that transdiagnostic Internet interventions are effective for adults and children with anxiety and depressive disorders; however, there is limited research on the efficacy of such programs aimed at parents of children and adolescents with anxiety and depressive symptoms. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic Internet intervention for parents of children with elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Conditions

• Emotional Problem
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ParentKIT	The intervention is structured in 9 modules through which parents learn to identify and manage their children's anxiety and depressive symptoms. The Internet intervention is guided by two psychotherapists under supervision training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trained by the first author on the treatment protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-30
• Completion: 2023-08-31
• First posted: 2022-04-22
• Last updated: 2023-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Romania