Internet Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Procrastination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Stockholm University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Procrastination

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) with therapist contact.; Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) without therapist contact.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01842945

2011-38394-87877-7 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

NCT01842945

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for procrastination, and to investigate whether it can be delivered via the Internet. Two treatment groups will be used, one with therapist contact and one without, as well as a wait-list control group. It is assumed that the treatment group with therapist contact will be superior to the treatment group receiving no therapist contact since procrastination can be partially explained as a self-regulatory failure. Both treatment groups are presumed to be superior to the wait-list control.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary difficulties are caused by chronic and severe procrastination
• Swedish residency
• Fluent in Swedish
• Computer with internet access

Exclusion criteria

• Ongoing psychotherapy
• Ongoing psychotropic medication (unless stabilized for three months)
• Severe depression (> 30 points on MADRS-S)
• Suicidal ideation
• Misuse of drugs or alcohol
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia or psychosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

Wait-list control

No Intervention group

Treatment with therapist contact

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) with therapist contact.

Treatment without therapist contact

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) without therapist contact.