Pilot and feasibility studies
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Pilot Feasibility Stud · May 2021
Feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy programme for parent-child dyads with anxiety disorders: a mixed-methods pilot trial protocol.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most widely recognised and efficacious psychological therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adults. However, suboptimal remission rates indicate room for improvement in treatments, particularly when both children and their parents have anxiety disorders. Bidirectional transmission and maintenance of anxiety within parent-child dyads could be better targeted by CBT, to improve treatment outcomes for children and parents with anxiety disorders. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a concurrent parent-child enhanced CBT intervention that targets the individual's anxiety disorder(s), as well as the bidirectional factors that influence and maintain anxiety in the dyad. ⋯ This pilot trial will utilise a mixed-methods design to determine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering an enhanced CBT intervention for the concurrent treatment of parent-child dyads with anxiety disorders. The results of this trial will inform the development and implementation of a future definitive randomised clinical trial to evaluate intervention efficacy.