Can treating parents help teens with anxiety?

NCT ID NCT07219992

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Yale University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether a parent-only therapy (SPACE) can reduce anxiety in teens, compared to a parent education support group. About 108 adolescents with anxiety disorders will participate. Parents attend 12 weekly sessions, and researchers measure teen anxiety symptoms before, after, and at follow-up.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Parent-based behavioral therapy (SPACE) and parent education support (PES)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer an effective, parent-only treatment option for adolescent anxiety disorders, reducing the need for direct teen therapy.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (108 participants) comparing two active interventions, so it may not show a clear advantage for SPACE. Results may not generalize to all teens or settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agoraphobia anxiety disorder generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder separation anxiety disorder social phobia specific phobia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ANXIETY DISORDER OF ADOLESCENCE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Yale Child Study Center
RECRUITING

New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States

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