Effects of Parental Behavior on Child Anxiety Regulation
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00593515 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 15, 2008
Last Update Posted
: January 15, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Separation Anxiety Disorder Social Phobia Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Behavioral: Family cognitive behavioral therapy Behavioral: Child-focused cognitive behavioral therapy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effects of Parental Behavior on Child Anxiety Regulation |
Study Start Date : | March 2000 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2004 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2004 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Family CBT
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Behavioral: Family cognitive behavioral therapy
12-16 weekly sessions of family cognitive behavioral therapy, 60-80 minutes each
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Active Comparator: 2
Child-focused CBT
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Behavioral: Child-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
12-16 weekly sessions of child-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, 60-80 minutes each
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- Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule--Child and Parent Versions [ Time Frame: Posttreatment ]
- Multidimension Anxiety Scale for Children [ Time Frame: Posttreatment ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 13 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- The child met DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of a principal anxiety disorder based on a semi-structured interview
- The child was not taking any psychiatric medication at the initial assessment, or was taking a stable dose of psychiatric medication (i.e., at least one month at a stable dose prior to the baseline assessment), and
- If medication was being used, families stated an intention to maintain that dose throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The child was currently in child-focused psychotherapy
- The family was currently in family therapy or a parenting class
- Either the child or the parents evidenced psychotic symptoms
- The child began taking psychiatric medication or increased his/her dose of medication during the intervention, or
- For any reason the child or parents appeared unable to participate in the intervention program.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00593515
United States, California | |
UCLA | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 |
Principal Investigator: | Jeffrey Wood, Ph.D. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
Principal Investigator: | Marian Sigman, Ph.D. | University of California, Los Angeles |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Jeffrey J. Wood, UCLA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00593515 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1F31MH064999 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | January 15, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 15, 2008 |
Last Verified: | January 2008 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Disease Anxiety Disorders Phobia, Social Anxiety, Separation |
Pathologic Processes Mental Disorders Phobic Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders |