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Effectiveness of a Digital Application for Adolescents With Mild to Moderate Anxiety

Norway128 participantsStarted 2025-01-16

Plain-language summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of a new therapist-guided rule based intervention in Bergen Municipality, Child and Family help center. Do they have a decrease in anxiety symptoms following the intervention? Do they have an increase in functional level following the intervention? Researchers will compare the therapist-guided rule based intervention with treatment as usual for adolescents with mild to moderate anxiety. Participants will use the intervention, which is based on CBT, for 8 weeks.

Who can participate

Age range13 Years – 16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 13-16 * Resides in Bergen * Completed RCADS-25 * Reports "yes" to both questions: * Do you have anxiety symptoms? Do you often feel stressed, scared, worried, or feel it in your body (e.g., stomach pain, heart palpitations, breathing problems, sweating, dizziness)? * Do anxiety symptoms prevent you from doing things you want or need to do (e.g., meeting new people, giving presentations at school, going to sleepovers, going to the shopping center)? Or do you spend so much time worrying that it affects your daily life? Can read Norwegian Exclusion Criteria: * Currently receiving other psychological treatment * Immediate need for other psychological treatment, such as severe depression, suicide risk, OCD, psychosis/substance abuse issues, autism spectrum disorder * Anxiety is largely related to bullying * Extensive school absence of more than 50% in the last three months

What they're measuring

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - 25 - Self-report

Timeframe: assessing change from screening, pre, week 2, week 4, week 6, and immediately after the intervention, follow-up 1 month, and at follow-up 6 months]

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - 25 - Parent-report

Timeframe: assessing change from screening, pre, week 2, week 4, week 6, and immediately after the intervention, follow-up 1 month, and at follow-up 6 months]

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06531980

SponsorHaukeland University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-08-31

Contact for this trial

Smiti Kahlon, PhD

+4798866640 smiti.kahlon@helse-bergen.no

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range13 Years – 16 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - 25 - Self-report

Timeframe: assessing change from screening, pre, week 2, week 4, week 6, and immediately after the intervention, follow-up 1 month, and at follow-up 6 months]

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - 25 - Parent-report

Timeframe: assessing change from screening, pre, week 2, week 4, week 6, and immediately after the intervention, follow-up 1 month, and at follow-up 6 months]