Anxiety DisorderPhase 2FHP-ANXNCT00267566
Strongest Families (Formerly Family Help Program): Pediatric Anxiety
A Phase 2 study testing Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program in people with Anxiety Disorder, run by IWK Health Centre at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strongest Families distance intervention compared to usual or standard care that is typically provided to children with mild to moderate Anxiety symptomology. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Anxiety Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 91 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Aug 2003to Apr 2008
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 12 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- child 6 to 12 years of age
- child had Anxiety symptoms for 6 months or longer
- access to a telephone in the home
- speak and write english
- mild to moderate anxiety symptomology
Who cannot join
- severe anxiety symptomology
- received similar intervention within past 6 months
- excessive anxiety following a significant traumatic event
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Strongest Families (Formerly Family Help Program): Primary Care Delivery by Telephone for Psychological and Behavioural Problems (Pediatric Anxiety)
The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strongest Families distance intervention compared to usual or standard care that is typically provided to children with mild to moderate Anxiety symptomology. This is a single-center trial based at the IWK Health Center. The primary outcome is change in diagnosis.
Read the detailed description
The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to deliver, primary care mental health services to children and their families in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Approximately 128 children (6-12 years of age)suffering from mild to moderate (but clinically significant) symptoms of pediatric anxiety will be randomized.
The intervention is delivered from a distance, using educational materials (manuals, video-tapes, audio-tapes) and telephone consultation with a trained paraprofessional "coach" who is supervised by a licensed health care professional. The telephone coach delivers consistent care based on written protocols, with on-going evaluation by a professional team.
Fifty percent of the eligible participants will receive Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program) telephone-based treatment and 50% will be referred back to their family physician to receive standard care as determined by that physician. Those receiving standard care will be evaluated for outcome results and then compared to the Family Help treated participants. It is anticipated that Family Help treatment will be proven to be as or more effective than standard care.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder
- Being tested
- Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety ProgramBehavioural
Also called Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)
Evidence-based psychological and behavioural distance intervention
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | 50% random assignment to receive Family Help Anxiety Treatment Receives: Behavioral: Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program |
| Control | Experimental | 50% random assignment to control group to receive usual/standard care for anxiety Receives: Behavioral: Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Diagnosis using KSADS
Measured: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up.
Secondary outcomes (5)
Symptomology frequency as evidenced by diary data;
Measured: daily during treatment; 3 weeks on follow-up at 240 & 365 day post randomization
Anxiety specific measure (MASC- self-report);
Measured: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Disability Measure;
Measured: weekly during treatment; baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Child Health Questionnaire
Measured: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Economic Outcome assessment
Measured: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Dec 2005 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2003
- Primary completionSep 2007
- Study completionApr 2008
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (7)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Anxiety DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 91 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Patrick J McGrath, PhD., Principal investigator, IWK Health Centre
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00267566
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2234a
- Other IDs
- CIHR CAHR-43273
- Acronym
- FHP-ANX
- Status last verified
- Sep 2013
- First submitted
- 19 Dec 2005
- Last updated
- 12 Sep 2013
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Lingely-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A therapeutic alliance can exist without face-to-face contact. J Telemed Telecare. 2006;12(8):396-9. doi: 10.1258/135763306779378690.
PubMed 17227604Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Telehealth: a child and family-friendly approach to mental health-care reform. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):225-6. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.008001.
PubMed 18632994Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Distance therapeutic alliance: the participant's experience. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Oct-Dec;30(4):353-66. doi: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000300184.94595.25.
PubMed 18025870McGrath PJ, Lingley-Pottie P, Emberly DJ, Thurston C, McLean C. Integrated knowledge translation in mental health: family help as an example. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;18(1):30-7.
PubMed 19270846Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A paediatric therapeutic alliance occurs with distance intervention. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):236-40. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080101.
PubMed 18632997Lingley-Pottie P, Janz T, McGrath PJ, Cunningham C, MacLean C. Outcome progress letter types: parent and physician preferences for letters from pediatric mental health services. Can Fam Physician. 2011 Dec;57(12):e473-81.
PubMed 22170209McGrath PJ, Lingley-Pottie P, Thurston C, MacLean C, Cunningham C, Waschbusch DA, Watters C, Stewart S, Bagnell A, Santor D, Chaplin W. Telephone-based mental health interventions for child disruptive behavior or anxiety disorders: randomized trials and overall analysis. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Nov;50(11):1162-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.07.013. Epub 2011 Sep 3.
PubMed 22024004
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Sep 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Strongest Families (Formerly Family Help Program): Primary Care Delivery by Telephone for Psychological and Behavioural Problems (Pediatric Anxiety)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00267566
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FHP-ANX / 2234a
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 91 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- IWK Health CentreUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Study start
- Aug 2003
- Primary completion
- Sep 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2008 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Dec 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strongest Families distance intervention compared to usual or standard care that is typically provided to children with mild to moderate Anxiety symptomology. This is a single-center trial based at the IWK Health Center. The primary outcome is change in diagnosis.
Detailed description
The purpose of the Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)is to deliver, primary care mental health services to children and their families in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Approximately 128 children (6-12 years of age)suffering from mild to moderate (but clinically significant) symptoms of pediatric anxiety will be randomized.
The intervention is delivered from a distance, using educational materials (manuals, video-tapes, audio-tapes) and telephone consultation with a trained paraprofessional "coach" who is supervised by a licensed health care professional. The telephone coach delivers consistent care based on written protocols, with on-going evaluation by a professional team.
Fifty percent of the eligible participants will receive Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program) telephone-based treatment and 50% will be referred back to their family physician to receive standard care as determined by that physician. Those receiving standard care will be evaluated for outcome results and then compared to the Family Help treated participants. It is anticipated that Family Help treatment will be proven to be as or more effective than standard care.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Behavioral: Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program50% random assignment to receive Family Help Anxiety Treatment |
| Control | Experimental | Behavioral: Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program50% random assignment to control group to receive usual/standard care for anxiety |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 12 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- child 6 to 12 years of age
- child had Anxiety symptoms for 6 months or longer
- access to a telephone in the home
- speak and write english
- mild to moderate anxiety symptomology
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- severe anxiety symptomology
- received similar intervention within past 6 months
- excessive anxiety following a significant traumatic event
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety ProgramAlso: Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program)Evidence-based psychological and behavioural distance intervention | Behavioural | Control, Treatment |
Primary outcome
Diagnosis using KSADS
Time frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up.
5 secondary outcomes
Symptomology frequency as evidenced by diary data;
Time frame: daily during treatment; 3 weeks on follow-up at 240 & 365 day post randomization
Anxiety specific measure (MASC- self-report);
Time frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Disability Measure;
Time frame: weekly during treatment; baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Child Health Questionnaire
Time frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Economic Outcome assessment
Time frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Sep 2013.
- Background: PubMed 17227604Lingely-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A therapeutic alliance can exist without face-to-face contact. J Telemed Telecare. 2006;12(8):396-9. doi: 10.1258/135763306779378690.
- Background: PubMed 18632994Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Telehealth: a child and family-friendly approach to mental health-care reform. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):225-6. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.008001.
- Background: PubMed 18025870Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. Distance therapeutic alliance: the participant's experience. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Oct-Dec;30(4):353-66. doi: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000300184.94595.25.
- Background: PubMed 19270846McGrath PJ, Lingley-Pottie P, Emberly DJ, Thurston C, McLean C. Integrated knowledge translation in mental health: family help as an example. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;18(1):30-7.
- Results publication: PubMed 18632997Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath PJ. A paediatric therapeutic alliance occurs with distance intervention. J Telemed Telecare. 2008;14(5):236-40. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080101.
- Results publication: PubMed 22170209Lingley-Pottie P, Janz T, McGrath PJ, Cunningham C, MacLean C. Outcome progress letter types: parent and physician preferences for letters from pediatric mental health services. Can Fam Physician. 2011 Dec;57(12):e473-81.
- Results publication: PubMed 22024004McGrath PJ, Lingley-Pottie P, Thurston C, MacLean C, Cunningham C, Waschbusch DA, Watters C, Stewart S, Bagnell A, Santor D, Chaplin W. Telephone-based mental health interventions for child disruptive behavior or anxiety disorders: randomized trials and overall analysis. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Nov;50(11):1162-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.07.013. Epub 2011 Sep 3.
- Family Help ProgramLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Patrick J McGrath, PhD. principal investigator
IWK Health Centre
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Strongest Families (formerly Family Help Program): Anxiety Program in people with Anxiety Disorder, run by IWK Health Centre at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Diagnosis using KSADS (time frame: baseline, 120, 240 and 365 day follow-up.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00267566, which also lists 7 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Sep 2013; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.