Developing and Piloting an Online, Self-help Intervention (STAGE) for Anxiety

Canterbury Christ Church University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Anxiety

Treatments

Behavioral: STAGE training for anxiety

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04117906

AsukaBoyleMRP2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study pilots a novel, brief, online, self-help training course for anxiety management, aimed at adults experiencing moderate to moderately-severe anxiety.

Full description

This study is a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing a brief, online self-help, anxiety management training course ('STAGE') with a wait-list control. A battery of self-report measures will be administered online at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 3) and at follow-up (week 5).

Enrollment

77 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

having a score, at baseline, on the Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) scale of between 8 and 15, inclusive;
having regular internet access;
being based in the UK.

Exclusion criteria

significant risk issues in the last year;
currently receiving another psychological intervention, whether it be self-help or face-to-face;
having recently (within the last six months) completed a psychological intervention.