Can a phone app boost anxiety therapy for teens?
NCT ID NCT07145307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a smartphone app called Sidekick can help teenagers with anxiety disorders practice exposure exercises between therapy sessions. About 46 teens aged 13-18 will use the app alongside their usual outpatient treatment. The goal is to see if the app is practical, acceptable, and shows promise for reducing anxiety.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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13 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 13 to 18 years old * Adequate Norwegian reading, writing and speaking skills * Access to the internett and a smart-phone * Diagnosed anxiety disorder * Receiving outpatient treatment for their anxiety disorder * Exposure therapy included in therapy during the study period * Therapist agrees to incorporate the app as an ad-on to therapy * For patients receiving medication, inclusion requires a stable dose of medication for a psychiatric disorder for six weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with serious mental illness, such as suicidality or poor general functioning may be excluded if participation is considered unfeasible or potentially harmful. Decision will be based on collaborative evaluation by the participants therapist and the research-team.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children and Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Clinics
RECRUITINGStavanger, Norway
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Stavanger Universitetssykehus
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStavanger, Norway
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