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Project Raising Exposure Awareness for Caregiver Help-Seeking

Key facts

Who runs it
Brown University
Trial code
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
100 people, planned
Starts
15 Jan 2027
Expected to end
31 Dec 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Tailored Dissemination Campaign
  • Dissemination-as-usual
Record updated
13 November 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Adult (age 18 or older) parent or other family caregiver
  • Has a child aged 4 to 18 years with current symptoms of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and/or traumatic stress, by caregiver report
  • Able to read and understand English
  • Able to provide informed consent

Who cannot take part

  • Previous participation in this study
  • Survey responses flagged as likely invalid or inaccurate during data screening, including uniform responding or duplicate or suspicious IP addresses

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this pilot randomized study is to learn whether a dissemination campaign co-designed with a community advisory board helps caregivers of children with anxiety and related disorders seek exposure therapy, compared with standard information. Participants are caregivers of children ages 4 to 18 with current anxiety, OCD, or traumatic stress symptoms.

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The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the dissemination campaign improve caregivers' knowledge of exposure therapy, attitudes toward it, perceived norms about seeking it, and confidence that they can find an exposure therapist, compared with dissemination-as-usual?

Does the dissemination campaign increase caregivers' intentions to seek exposure therapy for their child, compared with dissemination-as-usual?

Researchers will compare the dissemination campaign to dissemination-as-usual, which is links to professional organization websites and advice to contact their insurance company or search an online therapist directory.

Participants will:

* Complete an online survey about their help-seeking intentions, knowledge, attitudes, norms, and confidence * Be randomly assigned to review either the dissemination campaign or dissemination-as-usual materials for at least 10 minutes * Complete the same survey again right after reviewing the materials * Possibly be invited to a 15-minute phone interview 2 months later about whether they sought treatment for their child and what barriers they faced

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Tailored Dissemination CampaignTreatment being tested

    Caregivers are randomized to review the community advisory board-designed dissemination campaign, including flyers, infographics, testimonial videos, and explainer video.

  • Dissemination-as-usualExisting treatment, for comparison

    Caregivers are randomized to review standard information about finding mental health services for their child (e.g., information found via google and foundation websites)

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
A Direct-to-consumer Dissemination Campaign About Exposure to Increase Treatment Access
Record updated
13 November 2026