Virtual Therapy for Anxiety and Mood Disorders

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Waitlist Available

Led By David S Hong, MD

Research Sponsored by Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up post-intervention (at one month)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will look at how children undergoing psychotherapy engage with telehealth services. They will enroll 42 families in a pilot randomized trial to compare patient engagement in Teleo, a virtual therapy platform,

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children with mood or anxiety disorders who are undergoing psychotherapy. It's designed to see if a virtual therapy platform called Teleo increases engagement compared to standard videoconferencing. Families willing to participate in four therapy sessions and have their child's engagement measured can join.

What is being tested?

The study tests the 'Teleo' virtual therapy platform against standard videoconferencing methods over four sessions of psychotherapy. Engagement levels will be assessed using established measures, comparing how well each method keeps children involved in treatment.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions (telehealth platforms), traditional side effects like those seen with medications are not applicable. However, there may be technical issues or discomfort with using new technology.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ post-intervention (at one month)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~post-intervention (at one month)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and post-intervention (at one month) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

PRIME-O Video Coding Score

Secondary study objectives

Attendance during Psychotherapy Sessions

My Thoughts about Therapy - Caregiver (MTT-CG) engagement questionnaire scores

My Thoughts about Therapy - Youth (MTT-Y) engagement questionnaire scores

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: TeleoExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this group will under therapy for 4 sessions using the Teleo virtual therapy video platform, sessions will be recorded and questionnaires and clinical data will be measured.

Group II: Standard videoconferencingActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in this group will under therapy for 4 sessions using standard video platforms (e.g. zoom or other publicly available product), sessions will be recorded and questionnaires and clinical data will be measured.

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