Anxiety Among Children: Adaptation and Effectiveness of the Program Super Skills for Life in School Settings

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-16

Study Completion Date

2021-09-16

Brief Summary

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Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.

Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.

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Detailed Description

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Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a transdiagnostic prevention program designed for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms based on cognitive-behavioral therapy. This study is a Cluster Randomization Trial(cRCT) to determine the of the effectiveness of the SSL program to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms along with improving self-esteem, social skills and overall quality of life in a sample of 126, 5th grade children recruited from 6 schools from Pakistan.

Schools were the unit of randomization and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions; intervention group (SSL) and waiting list control (WLC) group. Assessments were conducted before and after the 8 sessions of intervention and follow-up assessment after 6 months.

Conditions

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Childhood Anxiety Childhood Depression Low Self-Esteem Quality of Life (QOL) Social Skills Emotional Problems Behavioral Problems

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms. Whereas Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

In the intervention arm, 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL), were delivered to students who were screened positive for anxiety symptoms

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program

Intervention Type OTHER

Its Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Based 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program for childhood Anxiety Management.

Wait-List Control Group

Wait-list control group participants were not provided with intervention, they remained as usual with routine activities by teachers

Group Type OTHER

No Active Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Routine Activities in Class

Interventions

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Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program

Its Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Based 8 sessions Super Skills for Life (SSL) Program for childhood Anxiety Management.

Intervention Type OTHER

No Active Intervention

Routine Activities in Class

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* Children who have any serious physical/medical diseases, diagnosed mental health issues, developmental delays, or learning difficulties, and are under any psychological treatment were excluded. Furthermore, children who had undergone any surgery or experienced serious traumatic events in the past 6 months and who did not get permission from their parents with written informed consent from parents/ not willing to were also excluded.

Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No