Effectiveness of a Digital Application for Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Anxiety

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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Anxiety and Fear, Adolescent - Emotional Problem

In brief

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of a new therapist-guided rule based intervention in Bergen Municipality, Child and Family help center. Do they have a decrease in anxiety symptoms following the intervention? Do they have an increase in functional level following the intervention? Researchers will compare the therapist-guided rule based intervention with treatment as usual for adolescents with mild to moderate anxiety. Participants will use the intervention, which is based on CBT, for 8 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06531980

Run by

Haukeland University Hospital

People needed

128

Starts

2025-01-16

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 13-16
• Resides in Bergen
• Completed RCADS-25
• Reports "yes" to both questions:
• Do you have anxiety symptoms? Do you often feel stressed, scared, worried, or feel it in your body (e.g., stomach pain, heart palpitations, breathing problems, sweating, dizziness)?
• Do anxiety symptoms prevent you from doing things you want or need to do (e.g., meeting new people, giving presentations at school, going to sleepovers, going to the shopping center)? Or do you spend so much time worrying that it affects your daily life? Can read Norwegian

You may not qualify if…

• Currently receiving other psychological treatment
• Immediate need for other psychological treatment, such as severe depression, suicide risk, OCD, psychosis/substance abuse issues, autism spectrum disorder
• Anxiety is largely related to bullying
• Extensive school absence of more than 50% in the last three months

Where it is running

• Research centre for digital mental health services, Haukeland University Hospital — Bergen, Vestland, Norway (enrolling)

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