One session to ease anxiety? new study tests a short fix for kids on long waitlists
NCT ID NCT05841680
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a single-session program for children ages 7 to 17 with anxiety and their parents. The program teaches kids how to manage anxious thoughts and feelings, and shows parents how to support them. Researchers wanted to see if this quick help could reduce anxiety symptoms while families wait for longer treatment. The study included 59 families and measured anxiety levels right after the session and at a 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
- Single-session behavioral intervention for children and parents
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a quick, low-cost option to help children with anxiety while they wait for full treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 59 participants. The intervention is very brief, so it may not reduce anxiety enough to make a real difference.
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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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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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 17 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: * Be between ages 7 and 17 years * Endorse clinically elevated anxiety symptoms on either parent or youth report, as indicated by a score \> 25 on the Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders-Child or Parent Versions (SCARED-C/P). Exclusion Criteria: * Parent report of past diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Bipolar Disorder, Tourette's Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, or Substance Use Disorders * Show high likelihood of hurting themselves or others * Not having access/connectivity needed for telehealth video conferencing to complete the module.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida International University
Coral Gables, Florida, 33156, United States
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