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A Brief Emotion Focused Therapy for Preschoolers With Anxiety Disorders

NCT04978844 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-04-02

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Summary

The study will comprise of three groups of children (n=40): 1. A group receiving a novel short-term dynamic play therapy. 2. Dyadic therapy 3. Control group who will not receive therapy. All children will be assessed for psychopathology (anxiety, depression and behavioral problems) using standardized instruments such as semi-structured interview and self-reported questionnaires; EEG recordings will be performed from child and parents in order to asses brain synchrony; Cortisol (CT), Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), Oxytocin (OT) and Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) will be assessed by using saliva sampling; and father-mother-child interactions will be videotaped and analyzed. Narrative descriptions will be obtained from parents, and the interviews recorded for voice analysis. Assessment will be made at baseline and then bi-monthly for six months.

Conditions

  • Childhood Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

IWOTCH

Arm 1

BEHAVIORAL

Dyadic therapy

Arm 2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Feldman Ruth, Prof · IDC Herzliya

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2026-04-01
Completion
2026-04-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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