Trans-diagnostic Short-term Psychotherapy for Psychiatric Inpatients

NCT04704973 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020-03251
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project aims to investigate the effects of a short-term cbt-based psychotherapy intervention for a diagnostically mixed group of psychiatric inpatients. In a multiple baseline single subject design, 5-10 patients with mixed diagnoses that are treated at any of the inpatient units at the Hospital of Västmanland, Västerås, Sweden, will be offered a short psychotherapeutic intervention. The intervention is cbt based, and consists of focused functional analysis with identification of the main problem to be treated; an experiential exercise called the life line, in which obstacles to living a valued life are investigated, and in which alternative steps to be taken in spite of psychiatric symptoms are formulated; a summary excercise called the pause, in which central principles of the treatment are repeated, and in which a relapse prevention plan is formulated. The intervention will consist of approximately 2-5 sessions. The primary research question is whether such an intervention is effective in terms of causal change in problem areas identified as personally meaningful by the individual patient.

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Personal Questionnaire

  A numeric idiographic measure of change in individual presenting symptoms. 1-4 points, higher points reflecting worse outcome.

  2-3 times daily approximately 1-2 days prior to intervention, 2-3 times daily during intervention, and 2-3 times daily for 2-3 days after intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Bull's-Eye Values Survey

  2-3 times daily approximately 1-2 days prior to intervention, 2-3 times daily during intervention, and 2-3 times daily for 2-3 days after intervention.

Study Arms (1)

Transdiagnostic short-term psychotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Transdiagnostic short-term psychotherapy

Interventions

Transdiagnostic short-term psychotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Focused clinical functional analysis, formulation of a valued life direction includings strategies to handle obstacles, and a summarizing exercise including relapse prevention.

Transdiagnostic short-term psychotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Patient treated at any of the inpatient wards at Hospital of Västmanland, Västerås, Sweden, with any diagnosis or combination of diagnoses.
• Cognitive level such that informed consent can be given.
• A stable baseline with regards to the chosen dependent variable.

You may not qualify if:

• Other ongoing psychological treatment on the ward.
• Cognitive deficits that prevent the giving of informed consent.
• Unstable baseline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uppsala University: lead
• Stockholm University: collaborator
• Karolinska Institutet: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hospital of Västmanland, Västerås

Västerås, Västmanland County, 72189, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Kent Nilsson, PhD

  Uppsala University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a single-case experimental design, with a multiple baseline across participants.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 2020
• First Posted: January 12, 2021
• Study Start: November 2, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: April 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)