Developing Resilience and Anxiety Management Through the Arts

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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Depression, Mood

In brief

The Developing Resilience and Anxiety Management Through the Arts (DRAMA) Study examines the degree to which the arts can help to address stress, anxiety, and sad mood in children and adolescents. The researchers will pair theatrical improvisation exercises with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques versus improvisation exercises alone versus a social craft group on reducing elevated levels of anxiety and depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07033052

Run by

Case Western Reserve University

People needed

110

Starts

2025-04-15

Expected to finish

2027-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 8 and 17 years of age
• Individuals must have parental/guardian consent
• Elevated levels of anxiety or depression based on
• Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) score of 15 or higher, or;
• Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) Depression T score of 65 or higher, or;
• Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) clinician severity rating of 3 on any anxiety disorder or on a mood-related disorder

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with Conduct Disorder or with behavioral symptoms that would make it difficult for the child/adolescent to participate in the group or comply with directions given by the group leader (such as difficulty following instructions, difficulty staying in one's seat, defiance of adults, harming animals or people, threatening others, getting into physical fights, hyperactivity, impulsivity, difficulty waiting for one's turn, etc.)
• Autism or developmental delays
• Psychotic symptoms or active suicidality
• Active Eating Disorders that raise concerns about morbidity and therefore need to be addressed in an intervention and actively monitored
• Unsteady dosage or recently or impending changes to psychotropic medication(s)
• Non-English-speaking individuals
• Wards of the State

Where it is running

• Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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