Middle school jitters: a new program aims to smooth the transition for anxious students
NCT ID NCT05145387
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing a program called TEAMSS, designed to help fifth graders with elevated anxiety transition more smoothly to middle school. The program includes reading materials, a school tour, group sessions, parent meetings, and teacher consultations. The goal is to see if this brief intervention can reduce anxiety and improve academic and social functioning during this challenging period.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A behavioral intervention called TEAMSS, which includes reading materials, a school tour, group sessions, parent meetings, and teacher consultations.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, school-based program to ease anxiety and improve academic and social outcomes for students transitioning to middle school.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage pilot with a small number of participants, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention's effectiveness is not yet proven, and it may not work for all students.
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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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Jul 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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9 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Student: Inclusion Criteria: * be in the last year of a participating elementary school * have elevated anxiety symptoms that are their primary concern as indicated by 1) a total SCARED score at baseline of 15 or higher using parent and/or child report, and/or 2) a Clinician Severity Rating (CSR) of 3 or higher on the ADIS * read and understand English (both parent and child). Exclusion Criteria: * Students who have a non-anxiety primary mental health concern (e.g., ADHD) will be excluded from TEAMSS, as this intervention is aimed at reducing anxiety and it would not be effective at treating other mental health concerns. Students with comorbid conditions secondary to anxiety will be eligible. Clinician: Inclusion Criteria: * All clinician participants must be at least a part time employee of a CT MS in the role of school clinician. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UConn Health
West Hartford, Connecticut, 06119, United States
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