Online Program Tested for Teens With Anxiety or Depression
Tests an internet-delivered program for teenagers with anxiety or depression.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered Intervention for Adolescents With Anxiety and Depression
Key facts
- Where
- Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 13 and 17 years old?
Source: NCT06724666, who can take part
Where in Romania
- Babes-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca, RomaniaNot yet recruiting
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Trial code
- NCT06724666
- Record updated
- 4 April 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a transdiagnostic Internet-delivered interventions for Romanian adolescents with anxiety and/ or depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered Intervention for Adolescents With Anxiety and Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a transdiagnostic Internet-delivered interventions for Romanian adolescents with anxiety and/ or depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* What is the clinical efficacy of the Internet-delivered intervention? * How accurate is the prediction model in predicting who will respond to treatment? Participants will undergo non-invasive fMRI to measure variability in brain signal as a proxy of the neural systems' adaptability before receiving the intervention, then they will be allocated either to the Internet-delivered intervention or control group.
Inclusion: elevated symptoms of anxiety or depression/ internalizing problems (T score> 60) at intake (based on Youth self-report completed by adolescents); primary diagnosis of an anxiety/depressive disorder based on DSM-5 criteria according to ADIS-5-C/P interview; age 13-17; able to read and understand Romanian language; Currently unmedicated or on stable and adequate doses of medication for at least 6 weeks before treatment onset; Internet access.
Exclusion: Current treatment with benzodiazepines; severe mental disorder (psychosis, severe depression, bipolar disorder, based on clinical interview); any condition that interferes with the protocol implementation (e.g., physical illness or sensory impairment that interferes with behavioral tasks such as exposure, behavioral activation, unavailable for the next 3 months),; Being diagnosed with an intellectual disability, pervasive developmental disorder, an alcohol and/or substance dependence disorder, reading disabilities (based on clinical interview); active suicidal ideation (assessed by child psychiatrist during clinical interview) in the last month; currently following CBT/ psychotherapy for anxiety/depression, in the last 6 months; fMRI incompatible (based on safety questionnaire).