NCT00735995: Individual versus group CBT for childhood anxiety

This identifier belongs to a randomized trial of individual versus group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for childhood anxiety in Norwegian community clinics. The original clinical-outcome report included 165 children aged 7–13 and a waitlist comparison. 1 2

In the intention-to-treat analysis, response rates were 52% with individual CBT, 65% with group CBT, and 14% on the waitlist. Both active treatments outperformed waiting; the overall difference between the two CBT formats was not statistically significant. Group treatment had lower dropout, and a social-anxiety subgroup favored group CBT immediately after treatment. At two years, the treatment formats did not differ significantly, and improvement continued. 2

These are direct clinical findings, not merely validation of a therapist-rating scale. The numerical advantage for group CBT should not be rewritten as established overall superiority. 2

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1. ClinicalTrials.gov — ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00735995. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.Original study registration · Original record checked against the registry API. Checked 2026-10-10. Registration and current registry fields do not by themselves establish efficacy. Historical details in the article retain their stated date. Supplied note: ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00735995. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.

2. PubMed — Original clinical-outcome publication: Villabø et al., 2018Research publication · Publication abstract read via Europe PMC; identifier and title cross-checked. Checked 2026-10-10. Full paper was not independently re-read for this update; abstract details should not be extended beyond what it reports.