NCT05482724

Super Skills for Life Effectiveness in Clinical Settings

Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Spanish Children: Efficacy of Super Skills for Life Transdiagnostic Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral protocol developed for children aged 6 to 12 with anxiety and comorbid problems (e.g., depression, low self-esteem, and lack of social skills). SSL consists of eight sessions targeting common risk factors for internalizing disorders such as cognitive distortions, avoidance, emotional management, low self-esteem, social skills deficits and coping strategies. The aim of the study is to investigate the short- and long-term effects of SSL on internalizing and externalizing symptoms in Spanish children attending the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Detailed description

To validate eligibility children and their parents will complete several psychometrically robust and developmentally appropriate measures. Participants meeting inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated to the conditions of the intervention group and the wait-list control group. Parents and children from both groups will complete the same measures at baseline and post-treatment. Parents and children from SSL will also complete these measures at 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up and 12 months follow-up. The investigators will assess the benefits from pre-test to post-test in children participating in SSL compared to those in a wait-list control group on DSM-5 diagnostic remission, anxiety symptoms, anxiety impairment, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, behavioral problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The investigators will also assess these variables in the intervention group at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months follow-up. Ultimately, the goal of the study is to explore whether SSL can be a cost-effective psychological intervention for emotional disorders in the Spanish National Health System.

Conditions

• Depressive Disorder
• Depressive Symptoms
• Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
• Anxiety Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Emotional Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Super Skills for Life	Structured and manualized intervention with a manual for the therapist and a workbook for the children. Spanish version of Super Skills for Life group program: Orgilés, M., Espada, J.P., Ollendick, T.H. \& Essau, C. (2022). Programa Super Skills. Manual del aplicador. Elche, ES: Universidad Miguel Hernández. The intervention was administered by a trained clinical psychologist in SSL. Sessions were held after school hours once a week for eight weeks, with each session lasting approximately one hour. The contents of the program were covered through playful activities in groups of 4 to 6 children

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-02
• Primary completion: 2022-12-14
• Completion: 2022-12-14
• First posted: 2022-08-01
• Last updated: 2023-05-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain