Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Arabic for Anxiety and Depression

NCT03496350 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SAHA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a culturally adapted internet-administrated cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) in Arabic for anxiety and depression

Conditions

Anxiety; Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  The PHQ-9 is a nine-item self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of depression. It is scored from 0-27 with a higher score reflecting more severe symptoms.

  pre-treatment ,week 3, week 6, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment

• Change in Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7-item scale, (GAD-7)

  The GAD-7 is a seven-item self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of anxiety. It is scored from 0-21 with a higher score reflecting more severe symptoms.

  pre-treatment ,week 3, week 6, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)

  pre-treatment, week 8

• Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

  pre-treatment, week 8

• Impact of Events Scale - Revised (IES-R)

  pre-treatment, week 8

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

  pre-treatment, week 8

• "Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale" (BBQ)

  pre-treatment, week 8

Study Arms (2)

Internet CBT

EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy in Arabic with therapeutic guidance through email.

Behavioral: Internet-delivered CBT

Wait-list

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-list control

Interventions

Internet-delivered CBT BEHAVIORAL

Culturally adapted transdiagnostic internet-delivered CBT in Arabic

Internet CBT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Be above 18 years of age
• Have symptoms of anxiety and/or depression
• Be able to read and write in Arabic
• Have access to computer or smartphone

You may not qualify if:

• Suicidal ideation
• Alcohol addiction
• Other major primary psychiatric disorder
• Ongoing psychological treatment
• Recent (during last 4 weeks) change in psychiatric medication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Linkoeping University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Linköping University

Linköping, 581 83, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gerhard Andersson, PhD

  Linkoeping University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Participants get randomly assigned to either treatment or wait-list control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2018
• First Posted: April 12, 2018
• Study Start: January 7, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 1, 2019
• Last Updated: February 20, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)