NCT06609395

Brief Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Indian Expatriates with Excessive Worry: a Pilot Feasibility Study

Pilot Study Testing an Online-delivered Psychological Intervention for Indian Expatriates in Sweden Who Experience Dysfunctional Worry

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Expatriates may face challenges through distance from support systems, cultural adjustments, and language barriers, which may be associated with anxiety and elevated worry, particularly in times of ongoing global crises. Brief online cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT) is effective for treating excessive worry but has not been adapted for expatriate communities in Sweden.

Detailed description

This pilot study aimed to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary treatment effects of a five-week, therapist-guided, culturally adapted ICBT program. The program targeted excessive worry related to ongoing global crises among Indian expatriates.

Conditions

• Excessive Worry

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief online CBT targeting excessiv worry	The intervention with a focus on excessive worry lasted five weeks and was delivered through five online modules with therapist support. Modules covered psychoeducation, problem-solving, reducing excessive media consumption, detached mindfulness, and shifting focus from worry. The final module offered relapse prevention strategies.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-15
• Completion: 2022-10-15
• First posted: 2024-09-24
• Last updated: 2024-09-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden