Can early therapy keep anxiety and depression away for years?

NCT ID NCT05766072

Completed Prevention Sponsor: University of Oslo Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study follows up on 217 children who took part in a cognitive behavioral therapy program for anxiety and depression 5 years earlier. Researchers want to see if the program helped prevent these conditions from developing or worsening over time. The children, now teenagers, will be assessed for symptoms and diagnoses of anxiety and depression.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group program for children and parents
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that early CBT prevents anxiety and depression from becoming long-term problems, reducing the need for treatment later in life.
What could go wrong: This is a follow-up study with no new treatment, so results depend on the original intervention's lasting power. The study is small (217 participants) and observational, so findings may not apply to everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression anxiety disorder prevention target depressive disorder prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ANXIETY DISORDERS DEPRESSION

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Oslo

Oslo, Norge, 0373, Norway

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