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NCT03283930 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

A Clinical Trial of a Gamified Attention Bias Modification Training in Anxious Youth

A NA study, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
121
Enrollment target

NCT03283930: Completed NA study, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

NCT03283930 is a NA study that has completed, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC). The registered enrollment target is 121 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03283930, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC).

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
121 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Background: Attention bias modification training (ABMT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) likely target different aspects of aberrant threat responses in anxiety disorders and may be combined to maximize therapeutic benefit. However, studies investigating the effect of ABMT in the context of CBT have yielded mixed results. Objective: The primary goal of this project is to utilize an enhanced ABMT to target attentional bias towards threat, in addition to classic CBT for anxiety disorders in youth, to determine the efficacy of ABMT in the context of CBT. Study Population: 121 youth (8-17 years old) with a primary anxiety disorder diagnosis Methods: In this sub-study, * Participants will receive open CBT treatment. * Open CBT treatment will be augmented with computer-based attention retraining, delivered in a randomized-controlled design, with random assignment to either active or placebo attention-training regimens. * This enhanced ABMT integrates a modified dot-probe task used in previous studies, where a target is always presented at the previous location of the neutral and not the simultaneously presented threatening stimulus, with a visual search, where the targets are always presented distally of threatening distractors. * These two training elements (modified dot-probe and visual search) will be embedded in an engaging game to foster motivation and adherence. Outcome: Symptom improvement will be compared between the two study arms.

Primary Outcome

The Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS) measures anxiety symptoms and related functional impairment in youth as continuous outcome. It comprises a 50- item checklist asking for seven dimensions of global severity/ impairment: Each item is rated on a 0- 5 scale by a clinician based on parent- and child-report. The sum score is calculated based on 5 of the 7 sub-scales and ranges from 0 to 25 with higher scores reflecting greater levels of anxiety. PARS score was measured at different time point

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Active Attention Bias Modification Training
  • BEHAVIORAL Placebo Attention Bias Modification Training

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 121 participants
Start Date 2016-11-01
Est. Completion 2023-09-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03283930 record still lists

NCT03283930 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 121 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Active Attention Bias Modification Training is the first listed.

NCT03283930 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03283930 about?

NCT03283930 is a clinical study titled "A Clinical Trial of a Gamified Attention Bias Modification Training in Anxious Youth". Background: Attention bias modification training (ABMT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) likely target different aspects of aberrant threat responses in anxiety disorders and may be combined to maximize therapeutic benefit. However, studies investigating the effect of ABMT in the context of CB...

What is the current status of trial NCT03283930?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 121 participants. The study started on 2016-11-01. Estimated completion is 2023-09-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03283930?

The interventions under investigation include: Active Attention Bias Modification Training (BEHAVIORAL), Placebo Attention Bias Modification Training (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03283930?

This trial is sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC), which has 338 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03283930's enrollment target sits among peer trials

121 762nd of 2000 higher than 1,239 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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