Effectiveness of Online Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Neurotic Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effectiveness of Online Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Via HIPAA Complaint Web Conferencing on Adults With Neurotic Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of online systematic brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (SBPP) via HIPAA compliant web conferencing on adults with neurotic disorders. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Single blind. Setting: Internet users in the community, in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants: Thirty-two adults will be randomly allocated to a group will receive online systematic brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (n=16), or a waiting list group (n=16). Method: Systematic adaptative diagnosis system will be applied in both groups at pre-treatment and post-treatment (or post-waiting list). Assessment will be a comparison of the adaptative diagnosis evolution between groups. Primary Outcomes: The subjects treated with online brief systematic psychodynamic psychotherapy will present an increase in their adaptative efficacy measured by systematic adaptative diagnosis scale (SADS) in comparison to the waiting list group, when contrasting their initial and final adaptative diagnostics.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 24, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 7, 2014
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2017
CompletedJanuary 15, 2015
January 1, 2015
1.8 years
September 24, 2014
January 14, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Systematic Adaptive Diagnosis Scale (SADS)
Participants of interventional group will be followed for the duration of therapeutic process, an expected average of 3 months. Participants of control group will be followed after waiting-list period, an expected average of 3 months.
Each participant will be followed, an expected average of 3 months.
Study Arms (2)
Interventional Group
EXPERIMENTALOnline Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONWaiting list
Interventions
Systematic Adaptative Diagnosis System will be applied in both groups at two different times: pre-treatment and post-treatment
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Residents in Sao Paulo city,
- Graduation complete or in course,
- Fluent Portuguese,
- Basic skills on english language,
- If in psychiatric treatment, must be under treatment with stable dosage of psychiatric medication for at least 6 months,
- Participants with diagnosis of neurotic disorders (F03.650),
- Motivation for the therapeutic process,
- Availability for 4 months of psychotherapy,
- A personal computer (with an IP address), a web camera, a microphone, access to a 1 Mbps internet connection and specific computer configuration to access the Secure Psychotherapy Virtual Environment,
- Basic knowledge of elementary internet tools,
- A justified reason that impedes a in person psychotherapy, such as the ones below:
- Lack of financial resources,
- Frequent change of address due to work reasons,
- Mobility restrictions related to accidents, illnesses or physical deficiencies,
- Inability to arrive for psychotherapy appointments due to urban chaos.
You may not qualify if:
- Participants that present:
- a schizophrenia diagnostic or any other severe mental illness,
- drug and alcohol dependence that are in abstinence from substance abuse,
- untreated diagnosis of illnesses that may cause emotional imbalance, such as thyroid malfunction,
- Participants that are undergoing a therapeutic process during the time of the research,
- Individuals with both suicidal ideation and clear intent and need emergency treatment,
- Participants do not possess the characteristics needed to be included in the sample or are bearers of deficiencies that may compromise the treatment mediated by a computer.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Clinical Psychology Department from Institute of Psychology at University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Claudia CA Siqueira, MSc
University of Sao Paulo
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 24, 2014
First Posted
October 7, 2014
Study Start
August 1, 2015
Primary Completion
May 1, 2017
Study Completion
October 1, 2017
Last Updated
January 15, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-01