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Storch EA, Guzick AG, Ayton DM, Palo AD, Kook M, Candelari AE, Maye CE, McNeel M, Trent ES, Garcia JL, Onyeka OC, Rast CE, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Goodman WK. Randomized trial comparing standard versus light intensity parent training for anxious youth. Behav Res Ther 2024; 173:104451. [PMID: 38154287 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of the parent-led intervention Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) relative to a low-dose version of the protocol among children and adolescents with clinically significant anxiety and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD 68 youth (7-17) with anxiety/OCD and their parents were randomized to receive 12 weekly telehealth SPACE sessions (SPACE-Standard) or bibliotherapy plus 4 telehealth sessions over 12 weeks (SPACE-light). After screening, assessments were conducted via videoconferencing at baseline, post-treatment, and one-month follow-up. Independent evaluators were blind to treatment condition. RESULTS Treatment condition did not predict whether a participant responded to the intervention (SPACE-Standard = 70%; SPACE-Light = 68%), nor was treatment condition a predictor of anxiety severity, parent-reported anxiety, or parent-/child-reported functional impairment at post-treatment or one-month follow-up. Youth in SPACE-Light self-reported higher post-treatment anxiety than youth in SPACE-standard, though this was no longer significant at one-month follow-up. Parent-reported family accommodation total change scores were associated with anxiety severity at post-treatment across both arms. CONCLUSION This is the second randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating SPACE and provides further support for the efficacy of this intervention both in standard and low-dose formats. This study provides support for parent-led anxiety treatment targeting family accommodation as a primary mechanism of change and extends evidence of efficacy to a more clinically diverse sample. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Registry: NCT04922502.https://classic. CLINICALTRIALS gov/ct2/show/NCT04922502.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eric A Storch
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Taylor L, Giles S, Howitt S, Ryan Z, Brooks E, Radley L, Thomson A, Whitaker E, Knight F, Hill C, Violato M, Waite P, Raymont V, Yu LM, Harris V, Williams N, Creswell C. A randomised controlled trial to compare clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online parent-led treatment for child anxiety problems with usual care in the context of COVID-19 delivered in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the UK (Co-CAT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2022; 23:942. [PMID: 36384704 PMCID: PMC9667839 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06833-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the context of COVID-19, NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and other children's mental health services have faced major challenges in providing psychological treatments that (i) work when delivered remotely and (ii) can be delivered efficiently to manage increases in referrals as social distancing measures have been relaxed. Anxiety problems are a common reason for referral to CAMHS, children with pre-existing anxiety problems are particularly vulnerable in the context of COVID-19, and there were concerns about increases in childhood anxiety as schools reopened. The proposed research will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a brief online parent-led cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) delivered by the OSI (Online Support and Intervention for child anxiety) platform with remote support from a CAMHS therapist compared to 'COVID-19 treatment as usual' (C-TAU) in CAMHS and other children's mental health services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We will conduct a two-arm, multi-site, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of OSI with therapist support compared to CAMHS and other child mental health services 'COVID-19 treatment as usual' (C-TAU) during the COVID-19 outbreak and to explore parent and therapists' experiences. DISCUSSION If non-inferiority is shown, the research will provide (1) a solution for efficient psychological treatment for child anxiety disorders while social distancing (for the COVID-19 context and future pandemics); (2) an efficient means of treatment delivery as 'normal service' resumes to enable CAMHS to cope with the anticipated increase in referrals; and (3) a demonstration of rapid, high-quality evaluation and application of online interventions within NHS CAMHS to drive forward much-needed further digital innovation and evaluation in CAMHS settings. The primary beneficiaries will be children with anxiety disorders and their families, NHS CAMHS teams, and commissioners who will access a potentially effective, cost-effective, and efficient treatment for child anxiety problems. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN ISRCTN12890382 . Registered prospectively on 23 October 2020.
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- Lucy Taylor
- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.9435.b0000 0004 0457 9566School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Oxford Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Oxford Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Oxford Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Salloum A, Dorsey CS, Swaidan VR, Storch EA. Parents' and children's perception of parent-led Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Child Abuse Negl 2015; 40:12-23. [PMID: 25534316 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study explored parent and child experiences of a parent-led, therapist-assisted treatment during Step One of Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Seventeen parents/guardians and 16 children who were between the ages of 8 and 12 years were interviewed after Step One and six weeks after the completion of a maintenance phase about their perceptions of the parent-led, therapist-assisted treatment. Participants were asked what they liked and disliked about the treatment as well as what they found to be most and least helpful. Generally, parents and children liked the treatment and found it helpful. In terms of treatment components, children indicated that the relaxation exercises were the most liked/helpful component (62.5%) followed by trauma narrative activities (56.3%). A few children (18.8%) did not like or found least helpful the trauma narrative component as they wanted to avoid talking or thinking about the trauma. Parents indicated that the parent-child meetings were the most liked/helpful (82.4%) followed by the Stepping Together workbook (58.8%) and relaxation exercises (52.9%). Some parents (23.5%) noted that the workbook seemed too repetitive and some parents (17.6%) at times were uncertain if they were leading the parent-child meetings the best way. Parent-led, therapist-assisted TF-CBT may be an acceptable type of service delivery for both parents and children, although more research is needed.
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Rogers Behavioral Health - Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA; All Children's Hospital, John Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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