Psychological Prevention of Internalizing Disorders

Depressive Symptoms Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00564239
• Other study ID #: IVV-001-2007
• Secondary ID: IVV-001-2007
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2007
• Est. completion date: May 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: Philipps University Marburg Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 77
• Est. completion date: May 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Symptoms
• Depression
• Depressive Symptoms
• Somatoform Symptoms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy
12 children group sessions, 8 parent group sessions
• Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy
12 children group sessions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Institut für Verhaltenstherapie und -medizin (IVV)	Marburg	Hessen

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Philipps University Marburg Medical Center	Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg, Institute of Behavioral-Therapy and -Medicine at the Philipps University Marburg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Child Behavior Checklist (german version)		3, 6, 18 months
Secondary	Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (ILK)- Assessment of life quality, parent and child versions		3, 6, 18 months
Secondary	Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)		3, 6, 18 months
Secondary	Depressionsinventar für Kinder- und Jugendliche (DIKJ), german depression inventory based on CDI		3, 6, 18 months
Secondary	Giessener Beschwerdebogen für Kinder- und Jugendliche (GBB-KJ), report of somatic symptoms, parent and child versions		3, 6, 18 months
Secondary	Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFT 20-R)		initially
Secondary	Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R), german version		3, 6, 18 months