Feasibility Trial of a One-day CBT Workshop ("DISCOVER") for 15-18 Year Olds With Anxiety and/or Depression in Clinics

January 20, 2020 updated by: King's College London

Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of a One-day CBT Workshop ("DISCOVER") for 15-18 Year Olds With Anxiety and/or Depression in Clinic Settings

This is a feasibility trial designed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a one-day Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) workshop intervention ("DISCOVER") for young people aged between 15-18 years, who are on local child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) waiting lists, awaiting treatment for difficulties with anxiety and/or depression. Participants will be randomised to receive either the DISCOVER workshop (in addition usual care) or to continue usual care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Sclare and colleagues (2015) have developed an open-access intervention ("DISCOVER") for 16-18 year olds experiencing emotional problems, in the form of one-day CBT-based workshops, delivered in schools. DISCOVER has been tested in schools and preliminary outcomes have shown to be positive. Given the lengthy waiting lists of some CAMHS services, the present study seeks to explore whether the DISCOVER programme can be implemented in clinic settings, with a broader age range of 15-18 year olds, with the aim of providing young people with some form of help, whilst they are awaiting more individualised treatment. Fifteen to eighteen year olds awaiting treatment for anxiety and/or depression will be recruited from local CAMHS waiting lists, and randomised to receive either the DISCOVER workshop, delivered in clinic (in addition to usual care), or to continue usual care. The study will assess the feasibility, acceptability and range of outcomes of DISCOVER in clinic settings.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom, BR3 3BX
        • South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. aged 15-18 years;
  2. fluent in English;
  3. currently on a local CAMHS waiting list for treatment based on a referral for emotional difficulties (anxiety and/or depression);
  4. willing and able to attend a one-day workshop within clinic; and
  5. their position on the waiting list must indicate that they are unlikely to receive a CAMHS treatment appointment in the 8 weeks following the workshop.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. presenting with acute risk of harm to self or others;
  2. have severe learning difficulties; and
  3. are unable to provide informed written consent to participate and are unable to complete assessments.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: One-day CBT workshop (+Usual Care)
One-day CBT-based workshop ("DISCOVER"), followed by up to three brief telephone contacts to review goals set in workshop.
Other: One-day CBT workshop
One-day long CBT workshop, with between 4-15 participants, facilitated by clinical psychologists. Following introductions, ice breakers and an explanation of the CBT model, CBT techniques are then introduced and practised using a variety of methods. One week after the workshop, any personal goals set during the workshop are reviewed with one of the workshop facilitators in a 'telephone goal review.'
Other Names:
  • DISCOVER
Other: Usual care
Usual care afforded by local CAMHS services
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Usual care
Usual care afforded by local CAMHS services
Other: Usual care
Usual care afforded by local CAMHS services

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Assesses symptoms of depression
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Assesses symptoms of anxiety
8 weeks
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Assesses psychological well-being
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

King's College London

Collaborators

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christina E Loucas, BSc, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 27, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 23, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 192806
  • 16/LO/0231 (OTHER: NHS Ethics Reference)
  • R&D2016/021 (OTHER: NHS Trust approval)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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