Could a fun group workout ease anxiety and depression in kids and teens?
NCT ID NCT07304219
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 7-week group physical activity program called Confident, Active and Happy Youth (CAHY) for young people aged 8-17 with anxiety or depression. The program includes fun, non-competitive activities led by a therapist. Researchers want to see if it improves mood and daily life compared to being on a waitlist. The goal is to offer a simple, drug-free option that can be used in regular healthcare.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group-based physical activity program (Confident, Active and Happy Youth - CAHY)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug treatment option that improves mood and daily functioning in young people with anxiety and depression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants, and results may not apply to all youth. The program is compared to a waitlist, so benefits could be partly due to attention or time.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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8 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted to treatment for psychiatric disorder at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services at Haukeland University Hospital (Psykisk helsevern for barn og unge, Helse Bergen) Exclusion Criteria: * The CAHY treatment is contraindicated (e.g. in severe eating disorders) * When participation would compromise the benefit for other patients in the group
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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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Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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