NCT04244617

Peer-supported Internet Mediated Psychological Treatment

Peer-supported Internet Mediated Psychological Treatment for Adults With Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vastra Gotaland Region · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect and experience of peer-support in internet mediated ACT (Acceptance and Commitment therapy) in an explorative pilot study with mixed method design conducted in primary care. Peer-supporters are certified support persons with personal experience of mental health problems and the process of rehabilitation, which becomes professionally active in care and support to patients in their recovery

Detailed description

The study is a mixed methods design consisting of an un-controlled pragmatic effectiveness study combined with semi-structured interviews in order to investigate the participant´s experience of treatment. Participants were recruited from patients who were referred to a central unit for internet- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral therapy) in primary care in Västra Götaland region, Sweden. Peer-supporters were recruited through a swedish patient organization. Participants were adults 18 years of age or older with an anxiety disorder. All participants were interviewed by a psychologist with a diagnostic instrument, a structured interview called PRIME-MD, before starting treatment. After the interview, all patients who were offered iCBT and met the inclusion criteria were requested to participate in the study. Patients who accepted inclusion were guided by both a psychologist and a peer-support in the iCBT treatment used in the study. The iCBT treatment program used is a transdiagnostic program aimed at treating people with mild to moderate anxiety problems. Quantitative data about psychosocial symptoms were collected, and qualitative data about the participants experience of treatment were collected through semi-structured interviews.

Conditions

• Psychological Phenomena and Processes
• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
• Mental Disorder
• Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	iCBT with addition of peer-support	Peer-supporters and participants, as well as psychologists and participants, interact in the treatment program via asynchronous secure messages. Peer-supporters are able to give support and feedback on exercises. A reconciliation call via telephone is entered into the middle of the treatment and a follow-up call after completion of treatment conducted by the peer-support. The interaction between peer-supporters and participants is tracked by the psychologist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-01
• Primary completion: 2019-10-30
• Completion: 2019-10-30
• First posted: 2020-01-28
• Last updated: 2020-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden