Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents With Anxiety

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with learning support; Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with learning support and chat; Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with chat; Behavioral: Guided-ICBT for adolescents with anxiety

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03441490

Dnr 2017/489-31.

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of learning support and chat on treatment outcome in internet-administrated cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) for adolescents with anxiety.

Full description

The study is set up as a factorial design with two independent variables: 1: Learning support and 2: chat-sessions in real time. The intervention tested is based on cognitive behavior therapy delivered over the internet via a secure treatment platform. Participants in the study are recruited from the general public via social media. The intervention is in Swedish.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 19 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be between the ages of 15-19 years old
• Have symptoms of anxiety, anxiety disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Suicidal ideation
• Alcohol addiction
• other major primary psychiatric disorder
• Ongoing psychological treatment
• recent (during last 4 weeks) change in psychiatric medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 4 patient groups

ICBT standard

Active Comparator group

Description:

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy with therapeutic guidance through mail

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided-ICBT for adolescents with anxiety

ICBT chat

Experimental group

Description:

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy with therapeutic guidance through chat

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with chat

ICBT learning support

Experimental group

Description:

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy with learning support and therapeutic guidance through mail

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with learning support

ICBT with learning support and chat

Experimental group

Description:

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy with learning support and therapeutic guidance through chat

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided-ICBT with learning support and chat