Attention Bias Modification Training for Child Anxiety CBT Nonresponders
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Anxiety Disorders
In brief
This project will test Attention Bias Modification Training (ABMT) among children and adolescents who have completed a full protocol of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxiety and still meet criteria for a primary diagnosis of an anxiety disorder. The purpose of this project is to determine whether ABMT leads to reductions in anxiety and related impairment, relative to a placebo task condition.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01819311
- Run by
- Florida International University
- People needed
- 64
- Starts
- 2013-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-06-23
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-10-18
Who can join
Age: 8 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 8-16 years old
- completed a 12-14 week cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety
- a primary DSM-IV diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, or separation anxiety disorder
- if other psychiatric disorders are present, they must be treated with medication and stable
You may not qualify if…
- meet diagnostic criteria for Organic Mental Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, or Mental Retardation
- a high likelihood of harming self or others
- not been living with a primary caregiver for at least 6 months who is legally able to give consent for the child's participation
- previously undisclosed abuse requiring investigation or ongoing supervision by the Department of Social Services;
- involved currently in another psychosocial/behavioral treatment
- a serious vision problem that is not corrected with prescription lenses
- a physical disability that interferes with the ability to click a mouse button rapidly and repeatedly
Where it is running
- Florida International University Center for Children and Families — Miami, Florida, United States
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