Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children

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Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Helena
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Skvarc, Dave, Gomes-Pereira, Bárbara, Albuquerque, Alzira, Góis, Ana Carolina, Fonseca, Ana, Pereira, Ana Maria, Caiado, B., Paulino, Bruna, Santos, Catarina, Ehrenreich-May, Jill, Canavarro, M. C., Saraiva, Mariana, Vicente, Vitória Nunes, Pereira, Ana Isabel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/64096
Resumo: Background: Childhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term efects, and profound infuence on the lives of children and families high‑ light the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and efectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efcacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-face and online sessions into one treatment protocol) of the Unifed Protocol for Children (the “Emotion Detectives In–Out” program). This program is a manualized cogni‑ tive-behavioral therapy for the transdiagnostic treatment of EDs in children aged 7 to 12 years that aims to reduce the intensity and frequency of strong and aversive emotional experiences by helping children learn how to confront those emotions and respond to them in more adaptive ways. Methods: This study is designed as a multicenter equivalence randomized controlled parallel-group two-arm trial comparing the Emotion Detectives In–Out program with an evidenced-based group intervention for chil‑ dren with anxiety disorders (the Coping Cat program). Participants will be children aged between 7 and 12 years with an anxiety disorder or with clinically signifcant anxiety symptoms as well as one of their parents or a legal rep‑ resentative. A minimum sample size of 138 children (69 per group) is needed to test whether the efcacy of the pro‑ posed intervention is equivalent to that of the well-established Coping Cat intervention. Discussion: We expect Emotion Detectives In–Out to be a feasible and efcacious alternative intervention for treat‑ ing children’s EDs by allowing for a greater increase in children’s access to care. A blended format is expected to over‑ come common barriers to treatment (e.g., parents´ lack of time to attend regular sessions) and make the intervention more accessible to families.
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spelling Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese childrenUnifed protocol for childrenEmotion detectives in-outCoping catRandomized controlled trialChildrenAnxiety disordersBackground: Childhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term efects, and profound infuence on the lives of children and families high‑ light the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and efectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efcacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-face and online sessions into one treatment protocol) of the Unifed Protocol for Children (the “Emotion Detectives In–Out” program). This program is a manualized cogni‑ tive-behavioral therapy for the transdiagnostic treatment of EDs in children aged 7 to 12 years that aims to reduce the intensity and frequency of strong and aversive emotional experiences by helping children learn how to confront those emotions and respond to them in more adaptive ways. Methods: This study is designed as a multicenter equivalence randomized controlled parallel-group two-arm trial comparing the Emotion Detectives In–Out program with an evidenced-based group intervention for chil‑ dren with anxiety disorders (the Coping Cat program). Participants will be children aged between 7 and 12 years with an anxiety disorder or with clinically signifcant anxiety symptoms as well as one of their parents or a legal rep‑ resentative. A minimum sample size of 138 children (69 per group) is needed to test whether the efcacy of the pro‑ posed intervention is equivalent to that of the well-established Coping Cat intervention. Discussion: We expect Emotion Detectives In–Out to be a feasible and efcacious alternative intervention for treat‑ ing children’s EDs by allowing for a greater increase in children’s access to care. A blended format is expected to over‑ come common barriers to treatment (e.g., parents´ lack of time to attend regular sessions) and make the intervention more accessible to families.BMCRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMoreira, HelenaSkvarc, DaveGomes-Pereira, BárbaraAlbuquerque, AlziraGóis, Ana CarolinaFonseca, AnaPereira, Ana MariaCaiado, B.Paulino, BrunaSantos, CatarinaEhrenreich-May, JillCanavarro, M. C.Saraiva, MarianaVicente, Vitória NunesPereira, Ana Isabel2024-04-09T20:33:47Z2024-02-072024-03-21T19:15:03Z2024-02-07T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/64096engMoreira, H., Skvarc, D., Gomes-Pereira, B., Albuquerque, A., Góis, A. C., Fonseca, A., Pereira, A. M., Caiado, B., Paulino, B., Santos, C., Ehrenreich-May, J., Canavarro, M. C., Saraiva, M., Vicente, V. N., & Pereira, A. I. (2024). Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: A blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01532-z2050-7283cv-prod-380371310.1186/s40359-024-01532-zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-20T18:29:07Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/64096Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-20T18:29:07Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
title Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
spellingShingle Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
Moreira, Helena
Unifed protocol for children
Emotion detectives in-out
Coping cat
Randomized controlled trial
Children
Anxiety disorders
title_short Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
title_full Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
title_fullStr Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
title_full_unstemmed Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
title_sort Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Emotion Detectives In-Out: a blended version of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in Portuguese children
author Moreira, Helena
author_facet Moreira, Helena
Skvarc, Dave
Gomes-Pereira, Bárbara
Albuquerque, Alzira
Góis, Ana Carolina
Fonseca, Ana
Pereira, Ana Maria
Caiado, B.
Paulino, Bruna
Santos, Catarina
Ehrenreich-May, Jill
Canavarro, M. C.
Saraiva, Mariana
Vicente, Vitória Nunes
Pereira, Ana Isabel
author_role author
author2 Skvarc, Dave
Gomes-Pereira, Bárbara
Albuquerque, Alzira
Góis, Ana Carolina
Fonseca, Ana
Pereira, Ana Maria
Caiado, B.
Paulino, Bruna
Santos, Catarina
Ehrenreich-May, Jill
Canavarro, M. C.
Saraiva, Mariana
Vicente, Vitória Nunes
Pereira, Ana Isabel
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author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moreira, Helena
Skvarc, Dave
Gomes-Pereira, Bárbara
Albuquerque, Alzira
Góis, Ana Carolina
Fonseca, Ana
Pereira, Ana Maria
Caiado, B.
Paulino, Bruna
Santos, Catarina
Ehrenreich-May, Jill
Canavarro, M. C.
Saraiva, Mariana
Vicente, Vitória Nunes
Pereira, Ana Isabel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Unifed protocol for children
Emotion detectives in-out
Coping cat
Randomized controlled trial
Children
Anxiety disorders
topic Unifed protocol for children
Emotion detectives in-out
Coping cat
Randomized controlled trial
Children
Anxiety disorders
description Background: Childhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term efects, and profound infuence on the lives of children and families high‑ light the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and efectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efcacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-face and online sessions into one treatment protocol) of the Unifed Protocol for Children (the “Emotion Detectives In–Out” program). This program is a manualized cogni‑ tive-behavioral therapy for the transdiagnostic treatment of EDs in children aged 7 to 12 years that aims to reduce the intensity and frequency of strong and aversive emotional experiences by helping children learn how to confront those emotions and respond to them in more adaptive ways. Methods: This study is designed as a multicenter equivalence randomized controlled parallel-group two-arm trial comparing the Emotion Detectives In–Out program with an evidenced-based group intervention for chil‑ dren with anxiety disorders (the Coping Cat program). Participants will be children aged between 7 and 12 years with an anxiety disorder or with clinically signifcant anxiety symptoms as well as one of their parents or a legal rep‑ resentative. A minimum sample size of 138 children (69 per group) is needed to test whether the efcacy of the pro‑ posed intervention is equivalent to that of the well-established Coping Cat intervention. Discussion: We expect Emotion Detectives In–Out to be a feasible and efcacious alternative intervention for treat‑ ing children’s EDs by allowing for a greater increase in children’s access to care. A blended format is expected to over‑ come common barriers to treatment (e.g., parents´ lack of time to attend regular sessions) and make the intervention more accessible to families.
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