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Treatment for Children With Autism and Anxiety

NCT01727466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2012-11-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at high risk for developing significant anxiety symptoms. Cognitive behavior therapies (CBT) are frequently used for children with anxiety symptoms with good success. The purpose of the current study was to examine the efficacy of a family-focused group CBT program (Facing Your Fears \[FYF\]) compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU). Participants were randomized to either active treatment or TAU. It was hypothesized that children who completed the active treatment would demonstrate improvement in their anxiety symptoms relative to children in TAU.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Facing Your Fears

FYF is a group cognitive behavior therapy that includes parent and child participation. Groups meet weekly for 1 1/2 hours duration, for 14 consecutive weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Autism Speaks

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judy Reaven, PhD · UC Denver

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-12-31

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