RCT of an Acceptance-based Behavior Therapy for GAD

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Applied relaxation; Behavioral: Acceptance based behavioral therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00961493

R01MH074589 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

NIH MH074589

DSIR 83-ATAS2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acceptance-based behavior therapy for GAD results in greater symptom reduction and increased quality of life than applied relaxation.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• principal diagnosis of GAD
• at least moderate (4 on a scale from 0 to 8) on the ADIS Severity Scale for GAD symptoms
• willing to maintain current psychotropic medication levels (and have been stabilized on any current medications for at least three months) and refrain from other psychosocial treatments for anxiety or mood problems during the course of therapy
• fluent in English
• 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• bipolar disorder
• psychotic disorders
• substance dependence
• active suicidal intent
• if anxious symptomatology is due to a medical/physical condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acceptance based behavioral therapy

2

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Applied relaxation