Randomised Controlled Trial of Method of Levels Cognitive Therapy

University of Manchester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mental Health Wellness 1; Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Method of Levels Cognitive Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01554150

11/NW/0736

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Method of Levels Cognitive Therapy is an effective intervention for treating clients with a range of presenting problems in primary care by comparing it with a waiting list control condition.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anyone presenting to primary care services with mild to moderate mental health problems with capacity to provide informed consent and does not meet exclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

• Has been accepted into secondary care services.
• Aged under 16 years.
• Have an organic basis for their mental health problems. That is, mental health problems that are primarily caused by an identifiable brain malfunction such as thyroid problems or brain injury.
• Unable to provide informed consent.
• Is not able to speak, read, write or understand written and verbal English.
• Individuals who will be unable to understand and/or answer therapist questions due to learning disabilities, brain injury or similar neurological difficulties.
• Cannot attend sessions at the appropriate clinic.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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55 participants in 2 patient groups

Method of Levels Cognitive Therapy (MOL)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will be able to receive therapy over a 3 month period. They will be able to schedule sessions with a therapist as and when they need them.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Method of Levels Cognitive Therapy

Contact Service

No Intervention group

Description:

The Contact Service arm is effectively a waiting list control. Participants assigned this arm will remain on the service's waiting list during the 3 months of the therapy phase. These participants will have access to a 'Contact Service' provided by the study therapist, where they are able to contact him if they want further information about the study or their treatment options.