UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000037803
Receipt number R000041555
Scientific Title An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children
Date of disclosure of the study information 2019/08/26
Last modified on 2022/08/01 12:12:15

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Basic information

Public title

An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children

Acronym

A randomized controlled trial of the Unified Protocol in children with emotional disorders

Scientific Title

An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children

Scientific Title:Acronym

A randomized controlled trial of the Unified Protocol in children with emotional disorders

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Major Depressive Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to examine the superiority of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) added to treatment as usual (TAU) in comparison with the waiting-list with TAU.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


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Assessment

Primary outcomes

Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) [Time Frame: 19weeks]

Key secondary outcomes

(a) Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I)
(b) Severity of anxiety symptoms (Spence Children's Anxiety Scale, Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent Report)
(c) Severity of depressive symptoms (Children's Depression Inventory, Children's Depression Inventory-Parent Report)
(d) Functional status (Child Outcome Rating Scale, Child Outcome Rating Scale-Parent Report)
(e) Psychiatric diagnosis assessed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for children and adolescents (M.I.N.I-KID)


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) with treatment as usual (TAU)

UP-C is a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy for emotional disorders, which was developed by Dr. Ehrenreich-May and her colleagues. UP-C is weekly, face to face, group psychotherapy consisting of 15 sessions.
Most of the TAU will be psychoeducation, pharmacotherapy, and/or nonsystematic supportive psychotherapy.

Interventions/Control_2

Waitlist Control with treatment as usual

During the waitlist period (21 weeks), the waitlist participants continue the TAU. Most of the TAU will be psychoeducation, pharmacotherapy, and/or nonsystematic supportive psychotherapy. They will receive the UP-C following the 21 weeks waiting period.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

8 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

12 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

(a) Child with principal diagnosis of DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder assessed by M.I.N.I-KID.
(b) Child's CGI-S is moderate or more severe at baseline (CGI-S >= 4).
(c) Child is third-grade to sixth-grade at baseline.
(d) Child and parent give full consent in the participation of the study.

Key exclusion criteria

(a) Child with DSM-5 diagnosis of manic episode, hypomanic episode, or Psychotic Disorders at baseline.
(b) Child with serious suicidal ideation at baseline.
(c) Child is receiving other structured psychotherapy at baseline or planning to receive it during the intervention.
(d) Child or parent with severe intellectual disabilities or learning disorders to interfere with the understanding of the questions or treatment materials.
(e) Child or parent is assured to absent from at least 5 of 15 sessions.
(f) Parent has physical, mental, or cognitive disorders to make him/her difficult to support his/her child.
(g) Child has some problematic behaviors to interfere with the implementation of the group.
(h) Other relevant reason decided by the investigators.

Target sample size

84


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Masaru
Middle name
Last name Horikoshi

Organization

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Division name

National Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research

Zip code

187-8551

Address

Ogawahigashicho 4-1-1, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

042-341-2711

Email

mhorikoshi@ncnp.go.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Hiroko
Middle name
Last name Fujisato

Organization

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Division name

Department of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health

Zip code

187-8551

Address

Ogawahigashicho 4-1-1, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

042-341-2711

Homepage URL


Email

hfujisato@ncnp.go.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

National Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

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Department

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Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

(a) Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
(b) Iwate Medical University
(c) Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Institutional Review Board, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Address

Ogawahigashicho 4-1-1, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, Japan

Tel

042-341-2711

Email

ml_rinrijimu@ncnp.go.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

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Institutions

Institutions

(a) 国立国際医療センター 国府台病院(千葉県)
(b) 岩手医科大学(岩手県)
(c) 東京都立小児総合医療センター(東京都)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2019 Year 08 Month 26 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Terminated

Date of protocol fixation

2019 Year 03 Month 27 Day

Date of IRB

2019 Year 03 Month 27 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2019 Year 08 Month 26 Day

Last follow-up date

2023 Year 03 Month 31 Day

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Other

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Management information

Registered date

2019 Year 08 Month 26 Day

Last modified on

2022 Year 08 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000041555


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