Multi-family Therapy and School Refusal: an Exploratory Study With Adolescents and Their Families

NCT05432323 | Active Not Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: APHP2115942021-A01853-38
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multi-family therapy is effective in the treatment of school refusal with anxiety in adolescence.

Conditions

School Phobia

Keywords

Adolescence; School Phobia; Multi-family therapy; Anxiety disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

  Visual Analogue Scale for anxiety (adolescents and parents) / 0 = no anxiety at all, 10 = maximum anxiety imaginable / Weekly measurement between inclusion and the end of the Single Case Experimental Design (SCED) follow-up (13 to 15 months)

  13 to 15 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Goal Attainment Scale (GAS)

  13 to 15 months

• Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS)

  13 to 15 months

• Family Assessment Device General Functioning (FAD-GF)

  13 to 15 months

• Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF)

  13 to 15 months

• CSQ 8 (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire)

  7 to 9 months

Study Arms (2)

Adolescents

Behavioral: Multi-family therapy

Parents

Behavioral: Multi-family therapy

Interventions

Multi-family therapy BEHAVIORAL

8 sessions of Multi-family therapy of 3 hours each during 24 weeks

Adolescents; Parents

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cochin Hospital, Maison de Solenn-Maison des Adolescents, Paris, AP-HP Primary care clinic, Day care clinic

You may qualify if:

• Families with an adolescent
• Aged 12 to 18
• Totally out of school for more than 2 consecutive weeks and less than 18 months
• Follow-up at the Maison de Solenn-Maison des Adolescents (Cochin Hospital AP-HP) for a school refusal
• Having agreed to participate in a multi-family therapy
• Domiciliation in Ile de France
• Agreement of the parents and the adolescent to participate in the study: Collection of the non-opposition of non-emancipated minors and their legal representatives

You may not qualify if:

• any family situation that makes it impossible to bring parents and children together in family therapy
• patient under curatorship or tutorship
• patient with AME (french State Medical Aid)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead
• URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Maison de Solenn Maison des Adolescents, Cochin Hospital

Paris, IDF, 75014, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Phobia, School; Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Psychotherapy, Group

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Phobic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioenvironmental Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Marie-Rose MORO, MD, PhD, PU-PH

  Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Aurélie HARF, MD, PhD

  Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 14, 2022
• First Posted: June 27, 2022
• Study Start: September 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 2, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: September 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)