Effectiveness of a Digital Application for Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Anxiety
Recruiting · NCT06531980 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Haukeland University Hospital
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What this trial is about
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.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- 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
Exclusion criteria
- 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
1 location listed.
- Research centre for digital mental health services, Haukeland University Hospital - Bergen, Vestland, Norway