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Harnessing Technology to Extend the Reach of Supported Care for Families Affected by Early Child Social Anxiety
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating I-CALM and Delayed I-CALM for Anxiety Disorders. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an Internet-delivered format of an evidence-based CBT treatment for early social anxiety disorder (Coaching Approach behavior and Leading by Modeling, or the CALM Program) in which therapists and families meet in real-time via videoconferencing and parent-child interactions are broadcast from the family's home via a webcam while therapists provide bug-in-the-ear coaching from a remote site. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), the proposed work will evaluate 40 youth with social anxiety disorder (ages 3-8); 20 will receive the CALM Program over the Internet (I-CALM) and 20 will be assigned to a waitlist control and will complete a course of I-CALM after the waitlist period. Outcomes will be assessed via structured diagnostic interviews and parent-report questionnaires.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Families receiving I-CALM will immediately receive a videoconferencing-based, Internet-delivered format of an evidence-based CBT treatment for early child social anxiety disorder (Coaching Approach behavior and Leading by Modeling, or the CALM Program; Puliafico, Comer, \& Albano, 2013) in which therapists and families meet in real-time via videoconferencing and parent-child interactions are broadcast from the family's home via a webcam while therapists provide bug-in-the-ear coaching from a remote site. Parents are taught and guided in how to coach their young anxious child to engage in brave, approach behavior.
Families receiving Delayed I-CALM will participate in a waitlist period, and then will complete the I-CALM treatment program.