NCT01203293

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Latinos With Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the General Medical Sector

CBT for Latinos With Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the General Medical Sector

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Puerto Rico · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this project is to implement culturally adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based interventions in general health settings that are delivered to reduce Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) symptoms, increase levels of functioning, and improve health-related quality of life.

Detailed description

This project seeks to lay the foundation for an effectiveness trial that will lead to the advancement of CBT based treatments for GAD among Spanish-speaking Latinos, particularly Puerto Ricans. This area of research is important in light of the limited treatment options currently available for Spanish-speakers with GAD and the long-term negative consequences of this condition. Participants in this study are recruited in general health settings. Patients meeting criteria for enrollment will be randomly assigned to receive either cognitive behavior based therapy or treatment as usual. Assessments for all participants will be collected at baseline, post-treatment, and at two months follow-up visits.

Conditions

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive behavior based therapy	15-20 individual psychotherapy sessions
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment as usual	Treatment as usual is an active comparator group in which patients are provided referrals to specialty mental health care services or can use any primary or specialty care services available to them in usual care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-02-01
• Completion: 2013-02-01
• First posted: 2010-09-16
• Last updated: 2014-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Puerto Rico