Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Health Anxiety - Full Text View

Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Health Anxiety (Ha1b)

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Karolinska Institutet, August 2009

First Received: January 22, 2009 Last Updated: August 3, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Karolinska Institutet
Information provided by:	Karolinska Institutet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00828152

Purpose

Hypochondriasis (health anxiety) is common, has many negative consequences for the afflicted individual and is associated with high societal costs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has proven to be effective when administered in live-sessions. The aim of this study is to investigate whether CBT remains effective when administered via a self-help programme on the Internet.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hypochondriasis	Behavioral: Internet-delivered CBT. Behavioral: On line discussion group	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Health Anxiety - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Karolinska Institutet:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Health Anxiety Inventory [ Time Frame: pre, post, 6 and 12 month follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Diagnostic Interview, Instruments to measure anxiety, depression, quality of life. [ Time Frame: pre, post, 6 and 12 month follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	80
Study Start Date:	January 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Internet-delivered CBT. Contact with therapist thru an e-mail system. 12 weeks.	Behavioral: Internet-delivered CBT. 12 weeks. Therapist contact thru e-mail.
2: Placebo Comparator On line discussion group.	Behavioral: On line discussion group Placebo. On line discussion group.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary diagnosis of hypochondriasis
At least 18 years old
Able to read and write in swedish
Computer access

Exclusion Criteria:

Drug abuse
Concurrent severe depression
No serious somatic illness
Previous treatment with CBT for hypochondriasis

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00828152

Contacts

Contact: Erik Hedman, MS

+468 585 857 91

erik.hedman@sll.se

Locations

Sweden
Psykiatri Sydväst	Recruiting
Stockholm, Sweden, 141 86
Contact: Erik Hedman, MS +478 585 857 91 erik.hedman@sll.se

Sponsors and Collaborators

Karolinska Institutet

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Psykiatri Sydväst ( Nils Lindefors )
Study ID Numbers:	Ha1b
Study First Received:	January 22, 2009
Last Updated:	August 3, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00828152 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypochondriasis
Mental Disorders
Somatoform Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hypochondriasis
Mental Disorders
Somatoform Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 10, 2009