Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05122429
Asynchronous Techniques for the Delivery of Empirically Supported Psychotherapies
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 145 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of methods for delivering mental health support when real-time communication is not possible (e.g. on long duration space flights where communication lags of up to 45 minutes are anticipated). The investigators hypothesize that the two enhanced treatment conditions (i.e., those with therapist support) will outperform the online self-management program without support. The investigators also predict that outcomes for the two enhanced conditions will be comparable to those reported in the literature for in-person psychotherapy programs.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of methods for delivering mental health support when real-time communication is not possible (e.g. on long duration space flights where communication lags of up to 45 minutes are anticipated). Participants will be healthy, high functioning adults (e.g., medical residents, postdoctoral fellows in the sciences, math, and engineering) who report elevated psychological distress, mood or anxiety symptoms. Participants will complete a self-guided online therapy program (MyCompass) and will be randomized to receive one of the following: (1) online therapy without therapist support, 2) online therapy plus therapist support via electronic text-based messaging (i.e., secure email), or 3) online therapy plus therapist support via video messaging. Outcomes will be evaluated weekly via online self-report measures of psychological distress, mood, anxiety, number of hours and quality of sleep, fatigue, and resiliency indicators (i.e., coping and mindfulness). The investigators will examine changes over time in outcomes across all three groups. The investigators hypothesize that the two enhanced treatment conditions (i.e., those with therapist support) will outperform the online self-management program without support. The investigators also predict that outcomes for the two enhanced conditions will be comparable to those reported in the literature for in-person psychotherapy programs.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | e-Health Treatment | Self-guided e-health treatment with two of the arms providing delayed (44min) text or video support from a therapist. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-11-06
- Primary completion
- 2018-12-17
- Completion
- 2018-12-17
- First posted
- 2021-11-16
- Last updated
- 2021-11-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05122429. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.