{"id":821,"date":"2026-01-22T12:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/?page_id=821"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:15:32","slug":"increasing-access-decreasing-anxiety-a-pilot-randomized-trial-of-a-one-week-telehealth-delivered-treatment-program-for-adolescents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/research-programs\/increasing-access-decreasing-anxiety-a-pilot-randomized-trial-of-a-one-week-telehealth-delivered-treatment-program-for-adolescents\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Access, Decreasing Anxiety: A Pilot Randomized Trial of a One-Week Telehealth-Delivered Treatment Program for Adolescents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Researchers at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University are <\/b><b>conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-day intensive cognitive-behavioral <\/b><b>therapy for anxiety disorders in teens.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>We want to figure out if <\/b>intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth be delivered via telehealth as effectively as face-to-face in the clinic, in order to increase access to treatment for youth with anxiety. Youth with anxiety will receive either telehealth or clinic-based cognitive-behavioral therapy, and the results will be evaluated<span>. The<\/span><b> treatment will teach evidence-based strategies to <\/b><b>adolescents and parents to overcome the symptoms of anxiety.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>All research treatment and assessments are offered at no cost to eligible families.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Who may be eligible?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Adolescents (12-17 years of age) who meet criteria for any anxiety disorder may be eligible for<\/p>\n<p>the treatment study.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who do I contact for more information?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For more information on this program, please contact Ovsanna Leyfer, Ph.D. at (617) 353-9610 <span>or <\/span>oleyfer@bu.edu or follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.bumc.bu.edu\/surveys\/?s=9JHMMFDCMHE3NCMT\">link<\/a> to complete a study screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University are conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-day intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in teens. We want to figure out if intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth be delivered via telehealth as effectively as face-to-face in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11952,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11952"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":897,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821\/revisions\/897"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/childcardresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}