Transdisciplinary Studies of CBT for Anxiety in Youth: Child Anxiety Treatment Study
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Conditions studied: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia
In brief
The purpose of this study is to investigate neurobehavioral, affective, and social processes that may influence and predict treatment response in pediatric anxiety disorders.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00774150
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 194
- Starts
- 2008-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-07-18
Who can join
Age: 9 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Clinical diagnosis of DSM-IV diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD), and Social Phobia (SP)
You may not qualify if…
- 1. IQ below 70 as assessed by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI).
- Requires current ongoing treatment with psychoactive medications including anxiolytics and antidepressants.
- Acutely suicidal or at risk for harm to self or others. 4. Any motor impairments or eye-hand coordination problems 5. Persons not suited for fMRI procedures including those who have cardiac pacemakers, neural pacemakers, surgical clips in the brain or blood vessels, surgically implanted metal plates, screws or pins, cochlear implants, IUDs, metal braces, or other metal objects in their body, especially in the eye. Dental fillings do not present a problem. Plastic or removable dental appliances do not require exclusion. Pregnancy, determined by pregnancy tests on post-menarcheal females.
- History of head injury. 7. Neuromuscular or neurological disorder 8. Vision that is 20/40 and below that cannot be corrected by glasses or contacts.
- Specific exclusion criteria for anxious participants includes:
- Current comorbid diagnosis of: primary major depressive disorder (MDD) (subjects who have primary GAD with co-morbid MDD that is secondary in terms of course and functional impact are not excluded), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), conduct disorder, substance abuse or dependence
- Lifetime diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder.
- Specific exclusion criteria for controls includes:
- Any current or lifetime DSM-IV diagnosis.
- Having a parent with current or lifetime DSM-IV diagnosis of anxiety or mood disorders.
Where it is running
- University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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