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STAR-CAT Study

@starcatstudy.bsky.social

SupporTing pARents and their autistic Children through Anxiety Treatment osiresearch.org.uk/star-cat University of Oxford | TOPIC Research Group | PI: Cathy Creswell

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

STAR-CAT has hit a recruitment milestone this week, with over 200 families now involved in the study! A big thank you to all of our clinical services and the participating families 🌟

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It's been #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek this week - here are the STAR-CAT team dressed in green to support yesterday's #WearItGreen day! @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re highlighting the importance of accessible, evidence-based support for autistic children 🔍 STAR-CAT is exploring whether an online, parent-led approach can improve outcomes for autistic children with anxiety problems 🖥️ Learn more ➡️ osiresearch.org.uk/star-cat/

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We're excited to have reached our first big recruitment milestone - over 100 families are now part of the STAR-CAT study! Fantastic work from all of our clinical teams 🤩

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the STAR-CAT team! As the year comes to an end, we want to say a big thank you to all of the families and clinical services who have been involved in the study so far! 🌟 We hope everyone has a relaxing break over the festive period 🎄⛄

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and the STAR-CAT research team are wearing yellow in support of Young Mind's #HelloYellow campaign ✨ 💛

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

It's been a busy few weeks for the STAR-CAT team, presenting OSI research at various conferences! Here's Chief Investigator @cathycreswell.bsky.social and Trial Coordinator @emilykwhitaker.bsky.social speaking at #EABCT2025 and Senior Trial Manager @lucyannataylor.bsky.social at ICCAP ⭐

Cathy delivering a keynote talk at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Emily presenting a secondary analysis of OSI data from the OSI-GROWS project (osiresearch.org.uk/osi-grows) at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Lucy presenting a poster from the iCATS study (osiresearch.org.uk/icats) at the 17th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology in Roehampton

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It's #Red4Research day - a day to recognise all those who participate in, support and deliver research! Here's the STAR-CAT team marking the occasion by wearing red. A big thank you to everyone involved in our study for making the research happen 😻 #Red4Research2025

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It's been a busy week for the STAR-CAT team! We've been preparing packs of merchandise for our first few recruited families to welcome them into the study! 🛍️✨

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We're very excited to finish off the week with our first family recruited to the STAR-CAT study! 🎉 🥳 Great work from one of our teams in Devon 🌟

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Happy #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay 🎉 Here's our Trial Manager Kelsey with some merchandise from the STAR-CAT trial at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social's stall! #ICTD2025 #CTD2025 #UKCTUNetwork @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @topicgroup.bsky.social

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The STAR-CAT research team are taking part in #WearItGreen day for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💚 In STAR-CAT we're evaluating an online, parent-led intervention for autistic children with anxiety problems 👨‍👩‍👧 🖥️

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

We're excited to announce that the trial is now open to recruitment! Welcome to our very first site, Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust 👋 Over the next two years we will be aiming to recruit 650 families - have a read of our website to find out more: osiresearch.org.uk/star-cat 👈

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