Addressing Anxiety in 2-3-Year-Olds: A Pilot Intervention Study
Addressing Anxiety in 2-Year-Olds: A Pilot Screening and Intervention Study
Addressing Anxiety in 2-Year-Olds: A Pilot Screening and Intervention Study
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
90
1 country
1
Study Start
September 27, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 1, 2025
Actual (reported)Study Completion
December 1, 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of intervening with 2-year-old children with elevated temperamental Fear and/or Shyness or 3-year-old children with elevated anxiety and their parents, using a parent-child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) protocol to reduce anxiety disorders and maintain reduced anxiety at one-year follow-up. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, study visits and treatment sessions were conducted in office. Now all visits and treatment sessions are conducted remotely.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
December 1, 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
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July 29, 2019
Actual (reported)July 31, 2019
Actual (reported)September 27, 2019
Actual (reported)September 1, 2025
Actual (reported)December 1, 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Response Rate (proportion of participants rated as 1 or 2 on Clinical Global Impression of Anxiety-Improvement Measure (CGI-I)
The CGI-I is a 7-point scale from 1 (Very Much Improved) to 7 (Very Much Worse). It will be rated by a clinician interviewer blind to treatment condition
Baseline to four-month follow-up
CGI-Severity Ratings
Compared between groups at 4- and 8-month FU
Up to 12 sessions of Parent-Child CBT using an adaptation of the Being Brave protocol
Parents receive educational materials about how to help young children overcome shyness and anxiety
Up to 12 weekly sessions
Parents receive educational materials about helping children overcome shyness and fear
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
First Submitted
July 29, 2019
First Posted
July 31, 2019
Study Start
September 27, 2019
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 1, 2025
Actual (reported)Brain Response Associated With Parent-based Treatment for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
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Study Completion
December 1, 2026
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
July 14, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01
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