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The goal of this open clinical trial is to try out and evaluate a group metacognitive treatment protocol, for adolescents aged 15-18 years of age with anxiety and/or depression and an autism diagnosis. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How does the recruitment to the study work and what is the retention rate? 2. What is the level of participant compliance? 3. Is the treatment adherence satisfactory, are there any practical problems with treatment delivery? 4. Are the outcome measures and assessment procedures feasible? 5. Do the participants accept the treatment, are there any reports of adverse effects? 6. What are the preliminary effects of the treatment regarding 1. Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression 2. Quality of life 3. Functional impairment 4. Subjective level of stress 5. Central metacognitive processes 7. Are changes in metacognitive processes related to changes in anxiety and depression? The participants will partake in metacognitive group treatment of 10 sessions following an initial screening.


Clinical Trial Description

Participants in the study are youth (15 to 18 years of age) seeking help for anxiety and depression within child and youth psychiatry. There will a consecutive inclusion to form 6 treatment groups with 6 persons in each. The groups will meet once every week. Assessments will take place at pre- and post-treatment as well as at 6-month follow-up. Some metacognitive processes will also be monitored at each group session. The therapists have undergone a specialist training in metacognitive therapy and are experienced in using the methods. The main focus of the study is on feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of the treatment. These will be analyzed with paired sample t-test on primary and secondary outcomes. ;


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NCT number NCT06441786
Study type Interventional
Source Uppsala University
Contact Timo Hursti, Ph.D.
Phone +46184717842
Email timo.hursti@psyk.uu.se
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date August 12, 2024
Completion date August 29, 2025

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