NCT06222359

Identifying and Managing Psychological Distress in Multiple Sclerosis: The COMPASS-MS Study

Acceptability of Identifying and Managing Psychological Distress in Multiple Sclerosis: The COMPASS-MS Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 102 (estimated)
• Sponsor: King's College London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The aim of this pre-post observational study is to explore if it is feasible to implement 1) routine mental health screening and b) an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatment for anxiety and/or depression (named COMPASS-MS) for people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (PwMS) and co-morbid psychological distress in routine care.

Detailed description

The aim of the project is to conduct a feasibility study regarding the implementation of a) routine mental health screening and b) the COMPASS-MS programme as a low-intensity online CBT treatment for anxiety and/or depression in a large English National Health Service (NHS) secondary care MS Clinic. The intervention will be supported by COMPASS-trained therapists, who will receive supervision from a Clinical Health Psychologist and the Multi-Disciplinary Team (Quantitative Study A). We will also conduct two nested qualitative studies to explore the barriers and facilitators of implementing the COMPASS-MS care pathway locally at King's Hospital (KCH) (Qualitative Study A) and scaling it across Neurology Services outside KCH (Qualitative Study B).

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Depression
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	COMPASS	Digital CBT to treat psychological distress in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-02-01
• First posted: 2024-01-24
• Last updated: 2024-01-24