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Efficacy Trial of the CALM Intervention
Sponsor: UConn Health
Summary
Excessive anxiety among elementary students is highly prevalent and associated with impairment in academic, social, and behavioral functioning. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the initial efficacy of a brief nurse-delivered intervention (CALM: Child Anxiety Learning Modules), relative to a credible comparison (CALM-R, relaxation skills only) and a waitlist control for reducing anxiety symptoms and improving education outcomes at post intervention and at a 1-year follow-up. In addition, the research team will assess the cost effectiveness of CALM versus CALM-R and the waitlist control and examine potential predictors, moderators, and mediators of CALM's impact on child outcomes based on the proposed theory of change.
Official title: Enhancing the Capacity of School Nurses to Reduce Excessive Anxiety in Children: an Efficacy Trial of the CALM Intervention
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
218
Start Date
2020-12-01
Completion Date
2026-07-30
Last Updated
2024-12-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Child Anxiety Learning Modules (CALM)
CALM is a cognitive-behavioral intervention for childhood anxiety. CALM consists of five modules. The primary components include psychoeducation, relaxation training (C), behavioral exposure (A), cognitive restructuring (L), and relapse prevention (M). There is also an optional parent psychoeducation module. Students randomized to the CALM condition will receive the 5 modules over 8 weeks.
Child Anxiety Learning Modules--Relaxation (CALM-R)
CALM-R serves as an active comparison condition to CALM and consists of 5 modules of relaxation skills. The key components of CALM-R include psychoeducation, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and relapse prevention. Students randomized to the CALM-R condition will receive the 5 modules over 8 weeks.
Locations (2)
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Anxiety Treatment Center of Maryland
Columbia, Maryland, United States