ICBT for Mental Health Problems Related to the Climate Crisis

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Depression and Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05169736

ClimateCope

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study seeks to investigate the effects of a guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) programme on adult mental health problems related to the climate crisis. ICBT will be compared to a wait-list control group.

Participants will be recruited in Sweden with a nationwide recruitment.

Full description

The study is set up as a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, depressive symptoms, anxiety, sleep problems and traumatic stress will be measured. Given uncertainties regarding the psychological effects connected to the climate crisis, a transproblematic tailored treatment approach will be used that has been tested in several previous trials. However, the present program has been adapted for the target population of people who are affected directly or indirectly by the societal and individual consequences of the climate crisis.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Experience mental health problems that are caused or exacerbated by the climate crisis and/or its consequences 18 years or older. Adequate ability to understand and speak Swedish. Access to the internet and a smartphone/computer.

Exclusion criteria

Other ongoing psychological treatment or counselling that interfere with trial treatment.

Recent (within the past 3 months) changes in the dose of psychotropic medication.

Any severe psychiatric or somatic conditions that would interfere with trial treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

ICBT, were participants receive 8 out of 15 possible modules, depending on their current problems and needs, 8 week long internet intervention for coping with mental health issues related to the climate crisis.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Wait-list control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait. Once intervention group will be finished, participants in control group will be able to access the same intervention.