Web-Based CBT Protocol for Treatment of Selective Mutism

Selective Mutism Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of a Web-Based CBT Protocol for Treatment of Selective Mutism in Singapore

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02009839
• Other study ID #: NHG-SIG/05016
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 9, 2013
• Last updated: May 19, 2014
• Start date: July 2005
• Est. completion date: September 2007

Study information

• Verified date: May 2014
• Source: National Healthcare Group, Singapore
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Singapore: Domain Specific Review Boards
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a web-based CBT protocol (entitled Meeky Mouse) in the treatment of children with Selective Mutism in Singapore. The researchers hypothesized that the Meeky Mouse program would be associated with higher frequency of speaking behaviors, lower levels of anxiety, greater improvements in clinician-rated severity of mental illness, and higher clinician-rated improvement scores at post-treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 38
• Est. completion date: September 2007
• Est. primary completion date: September 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 6 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 6-12 years old

• primary clinical diagnosis of Selective Mutism

• confirmed diagnosis of Selective Mutism by structured clinical parent interview

• fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• below average intellectual functioning

• the presence of autism and schizophrenia

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mutism
• Selective Mutism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Meeky Mouse program

Other:
• Computer Games

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Singapore	Child Guidance Clinic	Singapore

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Healthcare Group, Singapore

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Singapore, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Selective Mutism Questionnaire		Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on SMQ scores	No
Secondary	Asian Children's Anxiety Scale-Caretaker Version (ACAS)		Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on ACAS total scores	No
Secondary	Asian Children's Anxiety Scale-Child (ACAS-C)		Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on ACAS-C total scores	No
Secondary	Clinical Global Impression (CGI)		Changes from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment (Week 14) on CGI-Severity and CGI-Improvement Ratings	No