NCT02621775

Effectiveness of Two Stress Management Programs in Adaptation Disorder With Anxiety (ADA)

Effectiveness of Two Stress Management Programs in the Adaptation Disorder With Anxiety (ADA) : Computer-based or Face- to -Face to Face Versus Control Group.Open Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Therapeutic 3 Parallel Groups

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 5-week standardized cognitive behavioral treatment of stress management conducted via e-learning or face-to-face on patients responding to the diagnosis of adjustment disorder with anxiety (ADA) according to the DSM- 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition) criteria .

Detailed description

The program includes 5 weekly sessions that the patient follows. It is based on standard CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) principles and includes five modules (information about stress and stress reaction and assessment; deep respiration and relaxation techniques; cognitive re-structuration; mindfulness and acceptation; behavioral skills as solving problem, time management, healthy behaviors, problem solving and emotion regulation …). * In internet-based group patient benefits from a minimal contact with a medical member of staff before and after every session. It is supplied to the patient, from the first session an USB key containing videos, audio files, help-self book portfolio in the form of e-guide, log books with the program of the exercises to be realized between two session of the 5 sessions program. The patient is encouraged to practice a twenty-minutes daily of exercises five or six days per week. * In face-to-face group, patient receive the same program with a therapist in 5 weekly sessions without digital supports.

Conditions

• Adjustment Disorders
• Psychological Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Computer-based stress management program	The program includes 5 one hour weekly sessions that patient follow from a web site accessible from a computer in our unit. He benefits from a minimal contact with a medical member of staff before and after every session. The duration of each session is about one hour. To avoid internet connexion problem between session it is supplied to the patient, from the first session an USB key (Universal Serial Bus) containing videos, audio files, self help book, portfolio in the form of e-guide, log book with the program of the exercises to be realized between two session of the five sessions program. The patient is encouraged to practice a twenty-minutes daily exercises five or six days per week.
BEHAVIORAL	Stress management in face-to-face	The program includes 5 forty-five minutes weekly session with a therapist (psychologist graduate of a master of cognitive and emotional therapy with a minimal of one year of practice in CBT and CBSM (Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management ). Information, exercises and homework assignments are delivered by the therapist without self help support.
OTHER	Waiting list	The patients are followed by their General Practitioners without change in treatment .

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-14
• Primary completion: 2018-06-16
• Completion: 2018-06-16
• First posted: 2015-12-03
• Last updated: 2025-12-22

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: France