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NCT Number: NCT01802424

FRIENDS as an Indicative Prevention Program in Norway

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

8 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fjell municipality

Bergen, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • subclinical to clinical symptoms of anxiety with or without comorbid symptoms of depression

Exclusion criteria

  • previously diagnosed with conduct disorder, major life-crises that needs to be attended to, serious school refusal, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, mental retardation or autism.

Treatment and study plan

The Friends program

Behavioral

The Friends program is a ten weeks group interventions based on principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy aimed at ameliorating symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. There are age-specific versions of the manual, one for children 8-12 years and one for adolescents 12-15 years.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program, measured by the Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS)

    Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in life-quality (measured by KINDL)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program

    Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

  2. Changes in depressive symptoms (measured by the Short Mood and Feeling questionnaire)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program

    Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

  3. Changes in psychosocial functioning (measured by the Strengths and difficulties questionnaire)from baseline until 12 months after having completed the FRIENDS program

    Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The FRIENDS-program as Indicative Prevention for Children and Adolescents With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 1, 2013
Registry last updated
Dec 7, 2015

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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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