Emotion Regulation Training Via Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ERT-P)

Teachers College, Columbia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emotional Dysfunction; Depression; Anxiety; Distress, Emotional

Treatments: Behavioral: Emotion Regulation Training via Telehealth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04615416

20-269

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is an open trial designed specifically to address the need for evidence-based treatment delivered via telehealth to individuals that are currently struggling with mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the overarching goal of helping residents of New York adversely impacted by the pandemic to effectively manage their anxiety, stress, and depression during this unprecedented time in human history.

Full description

The present study is evaluating whether this ERT treatment program delivered via telehealth demonstrates efficacy in: 1) reducing symptoms of psychological distress (e.g., anxiety, depression, worry, rumination); 2) improving outcomes specific to the ERT mechanism-based model (e.g., attentional control, decentering, reappraisal); 3) improving quality of life and functioning, for adults aged 18-65 years old.

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 18-65 years during the time of participation
• Endorses distress and worry/rumination exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
• Access to a mobile device (e.g., smartphone, personal computer, laptop, tablet) connected to the Internet

Exclusion criteria

• Active suicidal intent
• Current substance dependence disorder (within the past year)
• Current or past psychotic disorder, Bipolar-I disorder, or dementia
• Primary DSM-5 diagnosis of borderline or narcissistic personality disorder
• Currently receiving any other form of psychosocial treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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134 participants in 1 patient group

Emotion Regulation Training via Telehealth

Experimental group

Description:

All participants will receive 9 sessions of Emotion Regulation Training delivered via telehealth. These individualized therapy sessions are 1-hour in length and occur semi-weekly over the course of four weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Emotion Regulation Training via Telehealth