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Big Feelings: A Study on Children's Emotions in Therapy

RecruitingNAAges 8 Years - 15 YearsAllUniversity of Guelph
NCT05637320 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how psychotherapy works for children and adolescents aged 8 - 15 with anxiety, depression, trauma, or disruptive behaviour. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is the biobehavioural regulation of negative emotion a transdiagnostic mechanism of treatment response in psychotherapy for children with anxiety, depression, trauma and/or disruptive behaviour? Children and their parents will be randomly assigned to an evidence-based, transdiagnostic treatment (the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems; MATCH-ADTC) or a waitlist control condition. Participants in both groups will complete a baseline assessment, weekly measures consisting of brief symptom scales and medication tracking, and quarterly assessments every 3 months. Following the intervention/waitlist period, our team wil

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Child must be between the ages of 8 and 15 years old and have English proficiency * Parents must be over the age of 18 and have English proficiency * Must be seeking psychosocial treatment for concerns related to anxiety, depression, or disruptive behaviours Exclusion Criteria: * Child has low cognitive functioning that would prevent active participation in research tasks * Child reports active suicidality that requiring acute care or hospital intervention * Child meets criteria for psychosis, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, eating disorders or autism spectrum disorders * Child does not assent to participate in the study
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What it tests

  • Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma or Conduct Problems
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Where

2 sites
Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
Guelph, Canada
The Centre for Addition and Mental Health
Toronto, Canada
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