ICBT for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Brazilian Young Adults

Linköping University (LiU)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Anxiety Symptoms

Treatments

Behavioral: Se Cuida Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06633679

Se Cuida Brazil

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effects of a selfguided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) program on depressive and anxiety symptoms in young Brazilian adults. Treatment group will be compared to a waiting list control group. Participants will be recruited in Brazil with a nationwide recruitment.

Full description

This is a randomized controlled trial carried out to evaluate the effects of an internet-based cognitive behavioral program for depressive and anxiety symptoms in young Brazilians adults. The program consists of 8 weeks of treatment and is carried out through an online platform. During treatment, participants have the support of a therapist who can be reached on demand via the platform's text messaging channel. The program was adapted to Brazilian culture from previous work.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 24 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(1) age between 18 and 24 years old; (2) have a device with Internet access that allows access to the platform; (3) speak and read Brazilian Portuguese.

Exclusion criteria

(1) having a severe psychiatric diagnosis such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; (2) having severe suicidal ideation or reported suicidal intent; (3) reporting substance abuse; (4) being in an ongoing psychological and/or psychiatric treatment; (5) changing psychiatric medication less than 3 months before the treatment starts; (6) scoring extremely severe on all three subscales of DASS-21 (28+ for depression, 20+ for anxiety and 34+ for stress.