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

Anxiety Disorders | Mood Disorders | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | Conduct Disorder | Depressive...

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 will conduct post-test assessments. All assessments, except for the weekly surveys, will consist of symptom scales, clinical interviews, experimental tasks and physiological measures.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    8 to 15

Participation Criteria

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

Study Location

Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
Guelph, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Kristel Thomassin, PhD

519-824-4120
The Centre for Addition and Mental Health
The Centre for Addition and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Brendan Andrade, PhD

Study Sponsored By
University of Guelph
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05637320