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Minimising Young Children's Anxiety through Schools (MY-CATS): statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an online parent-led intervention compared with usual school practice for young children identified as at risk for anxiety disorders.

Benjamin G Jones, Tessa Reardon, Cathy Creswell, Helen F Dodd, Claire Hill, Bec Jasper, Peter J Lawrence, Fran Morgan, Ronald M Rapee, Mara Violato and 2 more

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Benjamin G JonesNIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. ben.jones@exploristics.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-1107
Tessa ReardonDepartments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Cathy CreswellDepartments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Helen F DoddCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Claire HillSchool of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Bec JasperParents and Carers Together, Suffolk, UK.
Peter J LawrenceCentre for Innovation in Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Fran MorganSquare Peg, East Sussex, UK.
Ronald M RapeeCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Mara ViolatoHealth Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Anna PlaczekDepartments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Obioha C UkoumunneNIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Minimising Young Children's Anxiety through Schools (MY-CATS) trial is being conducted to determine whether an online evidence-based parent-guided cognitive behavioural therapy intervention in addition to usual school practice is effective and cost-effective compared with usual school practice in reducing anxiety disorders in children aged 4-7 deemed 'at risk' of anxiety disorders. This update article describes the detailed statistical analysis plan for the MY-CATS trial and reports a review of the underpinning sample size assumptions. METHODS AND

designThe MY-CATS study is a two-arm, definitive superiority pragmatic parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial in which schools will be randomised 1:1 to receive either the intervention (in addition to usual school practice) or the usual school practice only. This update to the (published) protocol provides a detailed description of the study methods, the statistical principles, the trial population and the planned statistical analyses, including additional analyses comprising instrumental variable regression and mediation analysis.

trial registrationISRCTN82398107 . Prospectively registered on 14 January 2021.

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AnxietySchool Health ServicesAnxiety DisordersCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchoolsAnxietyClusteringCluster randomised trialMediationRandom effectsSchool-basedStatistical analysis plan

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PMID36575433
PMCPMC9795669

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