Using Smartphones to Enhance the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety

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Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The primary goal of this research study is to develop an interactive smartphone app that could be used to increase the effectiveness of talk therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for child anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02259036

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

40

Starts

2014-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-16

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants will be 40 children of either sex ages 9 years, 0 months to 14 years, 11 months with DSM-IV diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD), and/or Social Phobia (SP) as identified by the Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders.
• The primary caregiver is defined as the person who has the most responsibility for taking care of the child. While this is typically the mother, it can be the father, an adoptive parent or other legal guardian. The primary caregiver must be a legal guardian of the child.

You may not qualify if…

• Requires current ongoing treatment with psychoactive medications other than stimulants.
• Acutely suicidal or at risk for harm to self or others.
• Neuromuscular or neurological disorder.
• Reading level below 80 on the Wide Range Achievement Test-4 (WRAT-4)
• Medical illnesses or medications taken for an illness as determined by study physicians that would affect study adherence, and subject's emotional state.
• 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, and ADHD combined type or predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type.
• Lifetime diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder.

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Psychology — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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