Internet-based Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Umeå University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01570374

Oroshjalpen

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether internet-administered cognitive behavior therapy is a feasible treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.

Enrollment: 103 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Satisfy DSM-IV criteria for generalized anxiety disorder
• Living in Sweden and being able to read Swedish
• Access to computer with internet connection

Exclusion criteria

• Currently receiving other psychological treatment
• Non-stable use of psychoactive medication
• Deemed suicidal
• Deemed to suffer from other psychological disorder, e.g. psychosis, bipolarity etc.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

103 participants in 2 patient groups

iCBT

Experimental group

Description:

Receives treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT)

Waiting list control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The waiting list control group initially receives no treatment, but do weekly screenings. After 9 weeks, the control group receives the same treatment as the other study arm.