Group Intervention for Interpersonal Skills

Last updated: August 5, 2024
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Stress

Tourette's Syndrome

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Treatment

Kiesler Circle Training (KCT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Clinical Study ID

NCT06170801
457376358
  • Ages 18-70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare an individual state-of-the-art cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with CBT augmented by a group intervention for improving interpersonal skills, the Kiesler Circle Training (CBT+KCT), in patients with a depressive or anxiety disorder.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sufficient knowledge of the German language (B2 level)

  • Primary diagnosis of either depressive disorder or anxiety disorder according toDSM-5 at time of screening

  • Interpersonal distress above average (IIP-32 > 1.81) at time of screening

  • Ongoing individual CBT at time of screening

  • Signed informed consent regarding the study protocol

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute suicidality at time of screening

  • Active substance abuse at time of screening

  • Borderline, antisocial, schizoid or schizotypic personality disorder at time ofscreening

  • Inability to participate in outpatient treatment with additional weekly groupappointment at time of screening

  • Any kind of additional group treatment (including self-help groups) besidesindividual CBT during the entire study period

Study Design

Total Participants: 156
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Kiesler Circle Training (KCT)
Phase:
Study Start date:
July 03, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
October 31, 2026

Study Description

This study aims to test the effectiveness and feasibility of a transdiagnostic group psychotherapy to improve interpersonal skills, the Kiesler Circle Training (KCT). For this purpose, a prospective, bicentre, randomised clinical trial (RCT) blinded by evaluators and statisticians will be conducted on outpatients with diagnoses of anxiety and/or depressive disorders according to DSM-5. An individual state-of-the-art cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) will be compared with CBT augmented by Kiesler Circle Training (CBT + KCT) in a sample of 156 patients (CBT: 78 patients, CBT + KCT: 78 patients). All participants will be assessed four times, at baseline (T1, week 2), at mid-treatment (T2, week 9), at post-treatment (T3, week 14) and at 3-months follow-up (T4, week 26). Outcome measurements include interpersonal problems as well as symptom change in regard to both the categorical approach (primary diagnosis) and the transdiagnostic approach. The two main hypotheses are:

  1. the improvement of interpersonal problems in the experimental group (CBT + KCT) will be greater than the improvement in the control group (CBT).

  2. the improvement of interpersonal problems will be associated with decreasing symptom severity related to the primary diagnosis, so that patients in the conjoint CBT+KCT treatment will reach higher symptom change scores than patients in the CBT only condition.

Furthermore, we assume that the course of interpersonal problems is moderated by childhood maltreatment and mediated by the quality and quantity of daily social contacts.

Connect with a study center

  • Charité

    Berlin,
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

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