TY - JOUR
T1 - The alleviating specific phobias in children trial
T2 - Challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services
AU - Tindall, Lucy
AU - Scott, Alexander J
AU - Biggs, Katie
AU - Hayward, Emily
AU - Wilson, Jon
AU - Cooper, Cindy
AU - Hargate, Rebecca
AU - Wright, Barry
AU - Gega, Lina
N1 - © 2022 Tindall, Scott, Biggs, Hayward, Wilson, Cooper, Hargate, Wright and Gega
PY - 2022/10/28
Y1 - 2022/10/28
N2 - In 2015, The Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) was commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of multi-session Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for specific phobias in children and young people (CYP) (aged 7–16), with a briefer variant called One Session Treatment (OST). From 2016 to 2020, ASPECT recruited n = 274 CYP with specific phobias and their families from across England, including 26 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) centres, three voluntary sector centers and one University-based wellbeing service. Whilst the trial successfully reached its recruitment target, the challenges experienced in its delivery highlight the difficulties of embedding child and adolescent research into clinical settings and routine practice. Using ASPECT as a case in point, this paper explores these challenges and provides important insights and considerations of potential benefit to others conducting research within the field of child and adolescent mental health.
AB - In 2015, The Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) was commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of multi-session Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for specific phobias in children and young people (CYP) (aged 7–16), with a briefer variant called One Session Treatment (OST). From 2016 to 2020, ASPECT recruited n = 274 CYP with specific phobias and their families from across England, including 26 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) centres, three voluntary sector centers and one University-based wellbeing service. Whilst the trial successfully reached its recruitment target, the challenges experienced in its delivery highlight the difficulties of embedding child and adolescent research into clinical settings and routine practice. Using ASPECT as a case in point, this paper explores these challenges and provides important insights and considerations of potential benefit to others conducting research within the field of child and adolescent mental health.
U2 - 10.3389/frcha.2022.1027083
DO - 10.3389/frcha.2022.1027083
M3 - Article
VL - 1
JO - Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
M1 - 1027083
ER -