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NCT Number: NCT02095340

Effects of Maternal Interpretation Biases on Child Anxiety and Related Responses

The purpose of this study is to expand our understanding of the intergenerational transmission of cognitive risk for childhood anxiety disorders by examining whether changes in maternal interpretations of situations result in changes in child interpretations and child anxiety.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, 77204, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children ages 8-12
  • Children with primary diagnosis of anxiety disorder
  • Mothers with clinical levels of anxiety symptoms on the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)

Exclusion criteria

  • Physical disability impairing ability to use a computer
  • Intelligence Quotient <80
  • Reading comprehension and fluency composite <75
  • Concurrent primary diagnosis of any non-anxiety disorder
  • Currently receiving psychological or pharmacological treatment for anxiety
  • Danger to self/others
  • Non-English speaking child/parent
  • Maternal current involvement in cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Maternal changes in pharmacological treatment in the 12 weeks prior to enrollment.

Treatment and study plan

Positive Interpretation Bias Training

Other

Neutral Interpretation Bias Training

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Word Sentence Association Paradigm

    Time frame: Participants will be assessed, on average, within 20 minutes after the intervention.

    Proportion of threatening (versus nonthreatening) interpretations made on the Word Sentence Association Paradigm (WSAP). Scores range from 0 to 1. Higher scores mean a worse outcome, that is, more negative interpretations.

  2. Maternal Anxious Behavior Coded by Independent Observers.

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 minutes.

    Maternal anxious behavior coded by independent observers on a 0 - 4 scale. Higher numbers indicated more observed anxious behaviors.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Houston

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Mar 24, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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