NCT03286881

Brief Evidence-based Psychological Treatments for Emotional Disorders

Brief Evidence-based Psychological Treatments for Emotional Disorders. A Randomized Clinical Trial in Primary and Secondary Care.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 129 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Córdoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present work aims to develop a randomized clinical trial with a sample of 165 patients diagnosed with an emotional disorder. All participants are tested by several self-reports related to common mental disorders in a repeated measures design, pre and post treatment as well as a six month follow up. We think this study will demonstrate that brief psychological treatments should be prioritized over pharmacological treatment for such pathologies in the Primary or Secondary Care context to improve the patient´s quality of life while simultaneously reducing costs.

Detailed description

Nowadays, the heavy demands placed on health systems exceed the resources in many developed countries. So-called "common mental disorders" and their mostly pharmacological treatment are, in no small part, responsible for this situation. The cost that these disorders generate to the public health service is very high and they are usually associated with other issues like hyperfrequentation and side effects. However, research indicates that psychological treatment should be the first step when caring for these types of problems. We expect that the results show that extensive psychological therapy and combined treatment were the most effective. Nevertheless, brief psychological treatment is expected to be the most efficient in cost-benefit terms.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Somatoform Disorders
• Common Mental Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Brief individual psychotherapy	Individual brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in secondary care.
OTHER	Brief group psychotherapy	Group brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in primary care.
OTHER	Combined intervention	Traditional psychotherapy and medication provided by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist in secondary care.
OTHER	Minimum psychological intervention	Psychoeducation and bibliotherapy provided by a trained general practitioner in primary care.
OTHER	Usual treatment	Medication provided by a general practitioner.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-15
• Primary completion: 2018-04-15
• Completion: 2021-01-15
• First posted: 2017-09-19
• Last updated: 2021-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain