The Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Therapist-Led vs Guided Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety: Rationale and Methods
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This article outlines the rationale and methods for the Kids FACE FEARS trial, a multisite pragmatic randomized study comparing therapist-led CBT with guided internet-based CBT for youth aged 7–18 with anxiety. The resource details participant recruitment from urban pediatric sites, assessment strategies, and provider training protocols for English- and Spanish-speaking families. It is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in the design of comparative effectiveness research on pediatric anxiety treatment delivery.
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- Jonathan S. Comer (Florida International University), Donna B. Pincus, Molly Adrian (University of Washington), Gary McCreary, Leslie Miller (Johns Hopkins University), Tomas Munarriz (Simmons University), Kathleen Myers (University of Washington), Karen Xiomara Pierre-Louis (Caribbean Health Research Council), Rheanna Platt (Johns Hopkins University), M. Ripley (Science Council), Andrea E. Spencer (Lurie Children's Hospital), Haniya Syeda (University of California, Los Angeles), Margarita Alegría (Harvard University), Amelia J. Brandt (Johns Hopkins University), Carolina Costa (Florida International University), Lindsay Cooper (Johns Hopkins University), Stefany Coxe (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), Annie Dantowitz (Wellesley College), Anthony Steven Dick (Florida International University), Alyssa M. Farley, Jami M. Furr (Florida International University), Alex E. Keller (Child Development Center), Julia A. Lejeune (University of Illinois Chicago), Lauren F. McLellan (Macquarie University), Dana L. McMakin (Florida International University)
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- 2025-12-24
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- 10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003
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@article{allodium:09a8571dc79c4572,
title = {The Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Therapist-Led vs Guided Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety: Rationale and Methods},
author = {Jonathan S. Comer and Donna B. Pincus and Molly Adrian and Gary McCreary and Leslie Miller and Tomas Munarriz and Kathleen Myers and Karen Xiomara Pierre-Louis and Rheanna Platt and M. Ripley and Andrea E. Spencer and Haniya Syeda and Margarita Alegría and Amelia J. Brandt and Carolina Costa and Lindsay Cooper and Stefany Coxe and Annie Dantowitz and Anthony Steven Dick and Alyssa M. Farley and Jami M. Furr and Alex E. Keller and Julia A. Lejeune and Lauren F. McLellan and Dana L. McMakin},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Therapist-Led vs Guided Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety: Rationale and Methods AU - Comer, Jonathan S. AU - Pincus, Donna B. AU - Adrian, Molly AU - McCreary, Gary AU - Miller, Leslie AU - Munarriz, Tomas AU - Myers, Kathleen AU - Pierre-Louis, Karen Xiomara AU - Platt, Rheanna AU - Ripley, M. AU - Spencer, Andrea E. AU - Syeda, Haniya AU - Alegría, Margarita AU - Brandt, Amelia J. AU - Costa, Carolina AU - Cooper, Lindsay AU - Coxe, Stefany AU - Dantowitz, Annie AU - Dick, Anthony Steven AU - Farley, Alyssa M. AU - Furr, Jami M. AU - Keller, Alex E. AU - Lejeune, Julia A. AU - McLellan, Lauren F. AU - McMakin, Dana L. PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003 ER -
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Comer, J. S., Pincus, D. B., Adrian, M., McCreary, G., Miller, L., Munarriz, T., Myers, K., Pierre-Louis, K. X., Platt, R., Ripley, M., Spencer, A. E., Syeda, H., Alegría, M., Brandt, A. J., Costa, C., Cooper, L., Coxe, S., Dantowitz, A., Dick, A. S., Farley, A. M., Furr, J. M., Keller, A. E., Lejeune, J. A., McLellan, L. F., & McMakin, D. L. (2025). The Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Therapist-Led vs Guided Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety: Rationale and Methods. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.12.003
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