Parent coaching may ease child anxiety without therapy for kids
NCT ID NCT05854602
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested three online training components for parents of anxious children aged 7-11. Parents learned to reduce accommodation, respond empathetically, or change unhelpful thoughts about their child's anxiety. The goal was to see which components, alone or combined, best lowered children's anxiety symptoms over 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioural intervention: online parent-training sessions and daily assignments
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these components could provide simple, scalable ways for parents to help reduce their child's anxiety at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study comparing components, not a treatment trial. Effects may be small or not generalise to all families. No direct child treatment was given.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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266 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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7 to 11 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Child aged 7;0 - 11;11 years old * Score of ≥ 4 on the screening questionnaire "Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale for Youth" (OASIS-Y; Comer et al., 2022) filled in by parents. Exclusion Criteria: None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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