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NCT Number: NCT00564239

Psychological Prevention of Internalizing Disorders

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive-behavioral group prevention (CBT-G) for german children is effective and to what extent parental group training moderates outcome.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Symptoms Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Depressive Symptoms Mental Disorders Somatoform Symptoms

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Institut für Verhaltenstherapie und -medizin (IVV)

Marburg, Hesse, D-35039, Germany

About this study

Internalizing disorders represent a large group of psychological disorders among children who are referred to psychological treatment. Anxiety, Depression and somatoform disorders in children and adolescents increase the risk of mental disorders in adulthood. Some english programs have proved the efficacy of CBT-G prevention.This study will test the efficacy of CBT-G in German children. The role of parental involvement is currently subject to scientific discussions. The impact of an additional parent-group training will be investigated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age 8- 12 years and
  • anxiety symptoms and/or
  • depressive symptoms and/or
  • somatoform symptoms

Exclusion criteria

  • psychiatric disorder according to ICD-10/ DSM-IV-TR requiring individual psychotherapy
  • IQ < 85

Treatment and study plan

cognitive behavioral group therapy

Behavioral

12 children group sessions, 8 parent group sessions

Primary outcomes

  1. Child Behavior Checklist (german version)

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (ILK)- Assessment of life quality, parent and child versions

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

  2. Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

  3. Depressionsinventar für Kinder- und Jugendliche (DIKJ), german depression inventory based on CDI

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

  4. Giessener Beschwerdebogen für Kinder- und Jugendliche (GBB-KJ), report of somatic symptoms, parent and child versions

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

  5. Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFT 20-R)

    Time frame: initially

  6. Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R), german version

    Time frame: 3, 6, 18 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Philipps University Marburg

Other

Collaborators

  • Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg
  • Institute of Behavioral-Therapy and -Medicine at the Philipps University Marburg

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Child-centered Cognitive-Behavioral Prevention of Internalizing Disorders and the Impact of Simultaneous Parent Training

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Nov 27, 2007
Registry last updated
Apr 30, 2018

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