Cognitive Bias Modification for Pediatric Anxiety

Threat Interpretation Bias as Cognitive Marker and Treatment Target in Pediatric Anxiety: R33 Phase

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Anxiety Disorders
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
10 – 17
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
72 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Denver · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for young people aged 10 to 17 who have anxiety disorders. Participants will receive treatment to help change how they interpret threatening situations, attending either cognitive bias modification sessions or cognitive restructuring sessions over a few weeks.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Rules you out Bipolar disorderPsychosisPosttraumatic Stress DisorderSubstance dependenceIntellectual disability

You may be able to join if

  • I am aged 10 to 17
  • I have a diagnosed anxiety disorder
  • I can speak and understand English
  • I have a computer and internet access at home or school
  • I have a standard intelligence score of at least 85

You may not be able to join if

  • I have severe anxiety needing hospitalization
  • I have a major depressive disorder
  • I have had thoughts of suicide recently
  • I am in another therapy program
  • I have received cognitive bias modification before
  • I have significant vision impairment

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
Anxiety is chronic, debilitating, and the most common mental health problem across development, costing the U.S. over $42 billion annually. This phased innovation grant will test a symptom-personalized cognitive bias modification for interpretation bias (CBM-I) as a mechanistic intervention to reduce interpretation bias and, subsequently, anxiety, in clinically anxious youth. In this R33 trial, pa…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form by parent/legal guardian and signed youth assent. If youth turns 18 after study entry (i.e., Visit 1), they will need to reconsent as an adult to continue participation. Youth and consenting parent/legal guardian agree to 6-w…
Contacts

Michelle Rozenman, Ph.D.

303-871-6448

bravelab@du.edu

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