NCT04394455

Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Crisis Intervention Therapy Through Telepsychiatry on Psychiatric Symptoms

Effect of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Crisis Intervention Therapy Through Telepsychiatry in Medical Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 236 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of two behavioral interventions: brief cognitive-behavioral therapy and crisis intervention therapy through telepsychiatry, over the level of perceived stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in medical residents and medical staff at three hospitals in two cities of Honduras.

Detailed description

The psychotherapeutic interventions are going to be delivered from June to August at each participating center. Subjects will be allocated randomly in each of the two interventional arms independently by stratification in each participating center. The population for intervention will be medical staff from three different national hospitals in the frontline during the pandemic. After valid informed consent, a screening process will take place to identify symptoms as baseline evaluation using validated self-assessment tools delivered through electronic invitation. Post-intervention measurements will take place at 3 and 6 months from baseline. Intention to treat analysis and per-protocol analysis will take place. CONSORT guidelines were followed.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Depressive Symptoms
• Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms
• Perceived Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief cognitive behavioral therapy	9 structured psychotherapy sessions, weekly, 60-90 minutes duration. Provided by one therapist and one co-therapist. Provided through telepsychiatry.
BEHAVIORAL	Crisis intervention therapy	3 structured sessions of crisis intervention. One session each week for three weeks. Provided by one therapist and one co-therapist. Provided through telepsychiatry.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-30
• Primary completion: 2020-11-30
• Completion: 2020-12-30
• First posted: 2020-05-19
• Last updated: 2020-07-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Honduras