A Study Comparing Two Treatments for Child With Anxiety

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

First, can exposure therapy for childhood anxiety begin earlier in the course of treatment than current treatment manuals suggest? Second, is treating childhood anxiety with exposure therapy more effective and efficient than treating childhood anxiety with relaxation training + cognitive restructuring?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01624584

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

15

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-10

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must have:
• a primary DSM-IV anxiety disorder diagnosis, including generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social and specific phobias
• no medication changes were made at least 8 weeks prior to initiating participation in the study and during treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
• history of and/or current psychosis, autism, bipolar disorder, or current suicidality, oppositional defiant disorder, or eating disorder
• principal diagnosis other than one of the anxiety disorders listed for inclusion criteria
• current positive diagnosis in the child's caregiver of mental retardation, psychosis, or other psychiatric disorders or conditions that would limit his/her ability to understand CBT and follow-through with treatment directives.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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