Equine Facilitated CBT Group Therapy for Youth Anxiety

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a 10-week equine facilitated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group program for youth between ages of 6 to 17 with symptoms of anxiety. The program will be delivered at GallopNYC, a stable that provides equine-facilitated group therapy to youth with a range of mental health problems.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03838835

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

59

Starts

2018-11-15

Expected to finish

2020-05-26

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-30

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A child aged 6-17 seeking services for anxiety at Gallop NYC, who (based on the screener administered by GallopNYC) evidence symptoms of anxiety (as measured by a score of 2 or more on the GAD 2 item questionnaire) and a minimum functioning score of 51 (as measured by the child global assessment scale)
• Caregivers will also serve as study respondents. To do so, they must meet the following criteria:
• Primary caregiver/ legal guardian of a child who meets eligibility criteria
• Aged 18 years or older
• English speaking
• Providers will serve as study therapists. To do so, they must meet the following criteria:
• PATH-certified provider employed at Gallop NYC

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Child does not meet criteria for anxiety symptoms (as measured by a score of 2 or more on the GAD 2 item questionnaire) and/or does not meet minimum level of functioning (does not meet a minimum functioning score of 51 as measured by the child global assessment scale)

Where it is running

• NYU Langone Health — New York, New York, United States

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