Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: a Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial About Treatment Content and Support

Last updated: October 7, 2024
Sponsor: Linkoeping University
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Depression

Treatment

Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT)

Clinical Study ID

NCT06209541
INES
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in treatment outcomes between individually tailored and transdiagnostic internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT), as well as the differences between weekly support by a specific therapist and weekly support by a team. The target group is adults (18 years or older) who experience mild to moderate depression symptoms, anxiety, stress or other psychological symptoms. The ICBT, in both types of treatment contents, consists of modules that the participants will work with for eight weeks in total. Participants will be recruited in Sweden with nationwide recruitment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Experience mild to moderate psychological symptoms or problems

  • 18 years or older

  • Ability to speak, read and write in Swedish

  • Have access to the internet and a smartphone, computer or other device

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe psychiatric or somatic illness that makes participation harder or impossible

  • Ongoing addiction

  • Acute suicidality

  • Other ongoing psychological treatment

  • Recent (within the latest month) changes in the dose of psychotropic medication orplanned change of dose during the treatment weeks

Study Design

Total Participants: 176
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT)
Phase:
Study Start date:
January 08, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2026

Study Description

This study is a factorial randomized controlled trial with the aim to investigate ICBT with two kinds of treatment contents and two kinds of support. Participants will either be randomized to an individually tailored treatment, where they will be selecting their own modules that they wish to work with, or be randomized to a transdiagnostic treatment, that consists of Unified Protocol that is developed by David Barlow and colleagues. Participants will also be randomized to either get weekly support by one specific therapist or get support by "a team", meaning that the participant will get support from different therapists each week. In both kinds of support, the participant will have the opportunity to ask for support during the other times of the week as well.

Primary outcome measures are depression symptoms (measured with Beck Depression Inventory-II) and anxiety symptoms (measured with Beck Anxiety Inventory). Other, secondary, outcome measures used will for example be about stress symptoms, insomnia symptoms, and quality of life. Pre-treatment measurement, post-treatment measurement and one-year follow up is planned to be collected through an online survey.

Connect with a study center

  • Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning

    Linköping, Östergörland 58183
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • Linköping University

    Linköping,
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

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