Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Older Adults With Anxiety

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Waitlist; Behavioral: Tailored Internet-delivered CBT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02403557

GA-Forte-Older-Adults-Anx

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether tailored internet-administrated cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) is a feasible approach in the treatment of anxiety symptoms and comorbid depressive symptoms in older adults.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have anxiety symptoms

Exclusion criteria

• Suicidal ideation
• Alcohol addiction
• Other major primary psychiatric disorder
• Ongoing psychological treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Tailored Internet-delivered CBT

Experimental group

Description:

Tailored Internet-delivered CBT during 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tailored Internet-delivered CBT

Waitlist

Active Comparator group

Description:

Weekly check-up.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Waitlist