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Can Eye-Tracking and music make talk therapy work better for anxious kids?

NCT ID NCT06595953

Symptom relief Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 6 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding a computer task called gaze-contingent music reward therapy (GCMRT) to standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps reduce anxiety in children aged 8 to 17. In GCMRT, children look at faces on a screen while pleasant music plays or stops depending on where they look. The goal is to train their attention away from threatening faces. 150 children with separation, generalized, or social anxiety disorder will receive CBT for 12 weeks, with GCMRT added in the last 8 weeks. The study compares active GCMRT (music stops when looking at negative faces) to a control version (music always plays).

What this could mean

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Active substance
Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GCMRT) - a computer task where music plays or stops based on where a child looks at faces
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a new, non-drug way to boost the effectiveness of talk therapy for anxious children.
What could go wrong
This is a mid-stage trial with only 150 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The therapy is experimental and may not improve anxiety more than standard CBT alone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government research agency

The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

8 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Ability of subject and parent to understand the study and the willingness to assent/consent into the study. 2. Males and females; Age 8-17 3. Clinician confirmed diagnosis of ongoing separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or social anxiety disorder. A clinician will review a KSADS-PL DSM-5 (November 2016) (Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children) interview, which will have occurred on Protocol 01-M-0192, to confirm diagnosis 4. Willingness to adhere to 12 weekly in-person sessions of CBT 5. Enrolled in Protocol 01-M-0192 6. Subjects must speak, read and write English to be able to participate 7. All subjects will have IQ\>70 as assessed by a WASI or assessment by trained clinical staff which will have occurred under Protocol 01-M-0192 EXCLUSION CRITERIA: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Current use of any psychotropic medication 2. Ongoing participation in another treatment or intervention study 3. Ongoing mental health treatment outside of NIH 4. Any mental health diagnosis aside from an anxiety disorder as determined by the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) 5. Any serious medical conditions 6. Restrictions that preclude in-person attendance of therapy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder generalized anxiety disorder psychiatric disorder separation anxiety disorder social phobia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety disorders Psychiatric disorders

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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