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Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare (OBH) for Anxiety Disorders

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of New Hampshire
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to week 60
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial examines how a combination of outdoor activities and therapy sessions can help adolescents with their mental health. The program targets young people who may not respond fully to typical treatments. Outdoor activities aim to reduce stress and improve mood, while therapy sessions teach skills to manage thoughts and emotions.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Depression
  • Substance Use Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to week 60
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to week 60 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Adolescent Alcohol Relapse Coping Questionnaire (ARCQ) at Week 12
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Family Assessment Device (FAD) at Week 12
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) at Week 12
+1 more
Secondary study objectives
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Adolescent Alcohol Relapse Coping Questionnaire (ARCQ) at Week 36
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Adolescent Alcohol Relapse Coping Questionnaire (ARCQ) at Week 60
Change from Baseline in statistical and clinical measures on the Family Assessment Device (FAD) at Week 36
+5 more
Other study objectives
Explore how youth understand their treatment goals, treatment progress, change process, and potential for long-term change.
Explore what youth are learning (outcomes), how they are learning (mechanisms), and how they think they will be able to apply their learning outside of the treatment program (transfer).

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
Group I: Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare (OBH)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Adolescent participants will be asked to complete an intervention in either an OBH program (90 days) or a CBT (12 weeks) program. Parent/guardians and adolescent participants will be asked to complete several surveys before and during the program, and up to one year after.
Group II: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Adolescent participants will be asked to complete an intervention in either an OBH program (90 days) or a CBT (12 weeks) program. Parent/guardians and adolescent participants will be asked to complete several surveys before and during the program, and up to one year after.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
2008
Completed Phase 4
~3620

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of New HampshireLead Sponsor
15 Previous Clinical Trials
105,483 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby Nov 2025