Completed
The FRIENDS-program as Indicative Prevention for Children and Adolescents With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
What is being tested
The Friends program
Behavioral
Who is being recruted
Mental Disorders
+ Anxiety Disorders
From 8 to 15 Years
+2 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Prevention Study
Interventional
Study Start: February 2012
Summary
Principal SponsorNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Last updated: December 7, 2015
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Study start date: February 1, 2012
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The purpose of this pilot-study is to evaluate a cognitive behavioral program, the Friends-program, as indicated prevention for anxious youth. The youths are recruited by school nurses who will also lead the intervention groups applying the Friends-manual.
Principal SponsorNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Last updated: December 7, 2015
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
80 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Prevention Study
Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 8 to 15 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Mental DisordersAnxiety Disorders
Criteria
1 inclusion criteria required to participate
subclinical to clinical symptoms of anxiety with or without comorbid symptoms of depression
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
previously diagnosed with conduct disorder, major life-crises that needs to be attended to, serious school refusal, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, mental retardation or autism
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
One single intervention group is designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalYouth with increased levels of anxiety are thought to regulate their fear by recognizing bodily cues, learning relaxation, regulating thoughts and feelings and expose themselves to situations and objects that activate their anxiety.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
CompletedOne Study Center