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A Brief Emotion Focused Therapy for Preschoolers With Anxiety Disorders

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorInterdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Started2021-04-01
Est. completion2026-04-01
Eligibility
Age3 Years – 6 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT04978844

Summary

The study will comprise of three groups of children (n=40): 1. A group receiving a novel short-term dynamic play therapy. 2. Dyadic therapy 3. Control group who will not receive therapy. All children will be assessed for psychopathology (anxiety, depression and behavioral problems) using standardized instruments such as semi-structured interview and self-reported questionnaires; EEG recordings will be performed from child and parents in order to asses brain synchrony; Cortisol (CT), Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), Oxytocin (OT) and Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) will be assessed by using saliva sampling; and father-mother-child interactions will be videotaped and analyzed. Narrative descriptions will be obtained from parents, and the interviews recorded for voice analysis. Assessment will be made at baseline and then bi-monthly for six months.

Eligibility

Age: 3 Years – 6 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

All consecutive admission to the early childhood clinic at the IDC Herzliya

Exclusion Criteria:

Parents and children not living in the same household

Conditions2

AnxietyChildhood Anxiety Disorder

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