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Big Feelings: A Study on Children's Emotions in Therapy
Led by University of Guelph · Updated on 2025-01-29
202
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
273 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Guelph
Lead Sponsor
C
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Big Feelings: A Study on Children's Emotions in Therapy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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
You will not qualify if you...
- 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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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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2
The Centre for Addition and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Research Team
J
Jessica Pun, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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