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Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES) for Anxiety (TAPES Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Golda S Ginsburg, PhD
Research Sponsored by UConn Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Must attend a CT elementary school
Must have elevated anxiety symptoms, which is defined as a total Spence Children's Anxiety Scale t score > 60 based on parent and/or child report and/or a Clinician Severity Rating (CSR) of 3 or greater on the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS-V).
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 8-week post-intervention, 3-month post-intervention follow-up
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TAPES Trial Summary

This study is evaluating whether two different teacher trainings may help reduce anxiety in elementary students.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety

TAPES Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

TAPES Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 8-week post-intervention, 3-month post-intervention follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 8-week post-intervention, 3-month post-intervention follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change from Baseline on the Classroom Observation of Teachers Skills
Change from Baseline on the Teacher Knowledge Assessment
Secondary outcome measures
Change from Baseline on the Child Anxiety Impact Scale, Child and Parent Versions (& adapted Teacher Version)
Change from Baseline on the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS)
Change from Baseline on the Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) and Improvement (CGI-I) Scales
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TAPES Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Teachers in the experimental condition attend a 6-hour training on the TAPES program. The teachers learn to implement a brief intervention (5 meetings) with the student and his or her parent, utilize classroom anxiety-reduction strategies, and apply relationship enhancement strategies to improve the relationship with the target student and parents.
Group II: Teacher Anxiety Training (TAT)Active Control1 Intervention
Teachers in this condition receive training about childhood anxiety and classroom anxiety-reduction strategies using a 3-hour typical teacher professional development training format.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students
2018
N/A
~60

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Who is running the clinical trial?

UConn HealthLead Sponsor
211 Previous Clinical Trials
60,567 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Anxiety
140 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Golda S Ginsburg, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUConn Health
1 Previous Clinical Trials
60 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Anxiety
60 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety

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~8 spots leftby Mar 2025