Depression, AnxietyNCT04411771
PCBH With the Addition of Self-help CBT
A study testing Brief interventions and Guided self-help CBT in people with Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life, run by Linnaeus University at 2 sites in Sweden.
Trial summary
The overarching goal of primary care is to offer all patients individualized and context-sensitive healthcare with high access and continuity. One of the reasons primary care struggles with this goal is that many patients suffer from mental health problems, while there is a lack of psychosocial resources as well as… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- What is being tested?
- Brief interventions and Guided self-help CBT
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 69 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesSweden
- Study dates
- 4 Feb 2019to 15 Jun 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- All patients from age 18 deemed to be suitable for Behavioral Health interventions, according to screening methods and/or clinical assessments made by health care personnel at the PCC, will be included. This broad criteria reflects the naturalistic setting where decisions of clinicians, rather than highly standardized criteria, are the basis for inclusion.
Who cannot join
- Does not speak Swedish well enough to fill out questionnaires.
- Is in need of emergency type care, like with suicidal ideation or behaviours, ongoing psychosis or mania.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Sweden2 sites
Capio Citykliniken Västra Hamnen
Malmö, Skåne County, 21119
Vårdcentralen Centrum
Vaxjo, Kronoberg County, 35231
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of PCBH in Primary Care With or Without Additions of Guided Self-help CBT - a Single-blind Randomised Clinical Trial and Preparation for a Multi-center Study
The overarching goal of primary care is to offer all patients individualized and context-sensitive healthcare with high access and continuity. One of the reasons primary care struggles with this goal is that many patients suffer from mental health problems, while there is a lack of psychosocial resources as well as clear pathways for these patients.
Primary care behavioural health (PCBH, in Swedish IBH) is an innovative way of organizing primary care, where psychosocial resources have more and shorter visits, strive for same-day access, and have an active consulting role in the primary care team. To help patients with achieving relevant behavior changes, so called Brief Interventions are used. However, these interventions have not been systematically evaluated in the same way that CBT has, and there is a risk that patients that would have benefitted from structured CBT are undertreated.
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This study is a pilot study preparing for a large multicenter study that will be conducted starting in late 2020. The investigators want to find out if an addition of an extended evaluation and possibility of treatment with guided CBT self-help can increase the treatment effects of PCBH on patient functioning and symptoms, compared to standard PCBH with a contextual assessment and brief interventions. In the process, the investigators are also conducting one of the first RCT on brief interventions. As this is a pilot study, the feasibility of implementing the study protocol in regular healthcare is also tested in order to collect high-quality data while creating minimal disturbance in the centers' ordinary routines.
PCBH has the potential to increase the quality of care for patients with mental health problems. This study is the first to step towards answering the question if the effects of brief intervention are large enough to merit large-scale implementation, and if an add-on of other brief and easily implemented treatments can increase them.
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The overarching goal of primary care is to offer all patients individualized and context-sensitive healthcare with high access and continuity. One of the reasons primary care struggles with this goal is that many patients suffer from mental health problems, while there is a lack of psychosocial resources as well as clear pathways for these patients.
Primary care behavioural health (PCBH, in Swedish IBH) is an innovative way of organizing primary care, where psychosocial resources have more and shorter visits, strive for same-day access, and have an active consulting role in the primary care team. To help patients with achieving relevant behavior changes, so called Brief Interventions are used. However, these interventions have not been systematically evaluated in the same way that CBT has, and there is a risk that patients that would have benefitted from structured CBT are undertreated.
This study is a pilot study preparing for a large multicenter study that will be conducted starting in late 2020. The investigators want to find out if an addition of an extended evaluation and possibility of treatment with guided CBT self-help can increase the treatment effects of PCBH on patient functioning and symptoms, compared to standard PCBH with a contextual assessment and brief interventions. In the process, the investigators are also conducting one of the first RCT on brief interventions. As this is a pilot study, the feasibility of implementing the study protocol in regular healthcare is also tested in order to collect high-quality data while creating minimal disturbance in the centers' ordinary routines.
Our main research questions are:
- Does an extended version of PCBH, including an additional assessment and the option of guided self-help CBT when indicated by a patient's problem profile, lead to superior patient outcomes compared to standard PCBH where a brief, contextual assessment followed by Brief Interventions is the only option? If not, can standard PCBH be shown to be non-inferior?
- Does the addition of guided self-help CBT have a negative effect on availability, reach, and cost-effectiveness compared to standard PCBH? If not, can guided self-help CBT be shown to be non-inferior to standard PCBH concerning these outcomes?
The project is a joint effort by Karolinska Institutet, Linnaeus University, and Capio Närsjukvård and will be conducted as a single-blind (patients) randomized trial within regular healthcare at two primary care centres with a total of approximately 75 patients. Time-points for measures are screening at the initial visit and follow-ups 4, 8 and 52 weeks later. Primary outcome will be the 12-item version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS-12). This is a condition-independent measure of everyday functioning that has been found to be relevant to mental health.
PCBH has the potential to increase the quality of care for patients with mental health problems. This study is the first to step towards answering the question if the effects of brief intervention are large enough to merit large-scale implementation, and if an add-on of other brief and easily implemented treatments can increase them. Our study will also answer whether the effects can be increased by adding previously empirically supported self-help, while still being cost-effective and maintain high availability of services. The goal is to create a more solid empirical base that can guide decision makers when they balance treatment effects, availability, and costs in determining which organizational models and interventions that are best used in primary care.
If the results are positive, this project functions as a concrete start to a large-scale implementation of this new method, since it is firmly placed within regular primary care and uses highly implementable interventions.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, Activities, Daily Living, Insomnia, Stress
- Being tested
- Brief interventions, Guided self-help CBT
- Keywords
- PCBH, Primary Care Behavioral Health, Integrated Behavioural Health, Primary Care Mental Health Services, Primary Care, Brief Interventions, Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Brief CBT, IBH, CBT, Self-help, Guided Self-help
- Medical subject headings
- Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Motor Activity, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Brief interventionsBehavioural
Also called Focused interventions, brief CBT, focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, FACT, focused ACT
'Brief Interventions' (BI) is a generic term for a multitude of tools and interventions used in patient visits within PCBH. BI start immediately at the initial consultation, which ends with a personally tailored and evidence-informed plan adjusted to the patient's context. As such, there is no separation between assessment and intervention. The interventions within BI often have their foundation in CBT, ACT or MI. The common theme is that they are principle-based rather than manual-based and focus on behavioral change in relation to a problem that is perceived both possible to affect and relevant to the patient, rather than focusing on a specific diagnosis or condition. Follow-up appointments are scheduled flexibly depending on the patient's perceived need. Usually a BI treatment consists of 1-4 appointments with several weeks apart and ends when the patient feels that they are moving in the right direction.
Guided self-help CBTBehavioural
Also called Self-help books, bibliotherapy, self-help CBT
The patient receives a previously scientifically evaluated CBT-based self-help book for one of the following conditions: depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety, insomnia, or stress/burnout. The therapist support consists of 3-6 contacts throughout the 6-12 weeks long intervention period as decided by the clinician and patient together, as long as at least one and not more than three are physical visits at the center and the rest via phone, video conferencing, or secure internet messages. Clinicians delivering shCBT will need four days of reading and two days of training to be able to make initial assessments and problem profiling and use the self-help books.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Extended Assessment - Given shCBT | Experimental | The extended assessment includes screening instruments, a structured interpretation of the screening instruments, a structured interview and a medical anamnesis. If deemed appropriate, the patient can be offered treatment with guided self help. If the patient's problem is not deemed appropriate for this type of care or if the patient is not interested in guided self-help, they are offered brief interventions (BI).
In the primary analysis, only patients given shCBT are included Receives: Behavioral: Guided self-help CBT |
| Screening Assessment - Suitable for shCBT but given BI | Active comparator | The screening assessment includes screening instruments and a contextual interview. Patients in this arm will always be treated with brief interventions.
In the primary anaysis, only patients suited for shCBT are included, as decided from an algorithm based on data from their screening. Receives: Behavioral: Brief interventions |
| Extended Assessment - All patients | Experimental | Same as the other arm marked as "Experimental", but for the purpose of a secondary analysis all patients randomized to Extended Assessment are included, regardless of if they start shCBT or BI Receives: Behavioral: Brief interventions; Behavioral: Guided self-help CBT |
| Screening Assessment - All patients | Active comparator | Same as the other arm marked as "Active comparator", but for the purpose of a secondary analysis all patients randomized to Screening Assessment are included, regardless of if they are suiteble for shCBT or not. Receives: Behavioral: Brief interventions |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-item (WHODAS-12) (4 domains)
The four domains of Life activities, Cognition, Getting along, and Participation. In the 12-item version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS-12) will be used as primary outcome, since these are condition-independent measures of Behavioral Health relevant everyday functioning. The scale ranges from 0 to 32 points. A lower score means better functioning. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8
Secondary outcomes (20)
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-item (WHODAS-12) (whole instrument)
The two domains of Mobility and Self-care will be measured and the whole WHODAS will be used in some secondary analyses, but not for the primary outcome since these domains tend to form two independent factors, many patients will have initial adequate function in these domains and they are not expected to change much. The scale ranges from 0 to 48 points. A lower score means better functioning. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Patient Health Questionnaire 2-Item (PHQ-2)
Depressive symptoms are measured with a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale for depression. The scale ranges from 0 to 6 points. A lower score means less depressive symptoms. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-Item (GAD-2)
Anxiety and worry symptoms are measured with a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale for generalized anxiety disorder. The scale ranges from 0 to 6 points. A lower score means less anxiety and worry symptoms. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Social Phobia Inventory - Abbreviated version (Mini-SPIN)
Social anxiety symptoms are measured with a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale for social phobia. The scale ranges from 0 to 12 points. A lower score means less symptoms of social anxiety. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C)
Symptoms of alcohol misuse are measured with a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale for alcohol misuse. The scale ranges from 0 to 12 points. A lower score means less symptoms of alcohol misuse. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Panic Disorder Severity Scale - Self rated 2-item (PDSS-SR-MINI-2)
Symptoms of panic attacks are measured by a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale and has been created by factor analytic item-reduction and sensitivity to change analyses from large datasets from previous trial within the research group. The scale ranges from 0 to 8 points. A lower score means less symptoms of panic disorder. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire 2-item (SMBQ-MINI-2)
Burnout symptoms are measured by a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale and has been created by factor analytic item-reduction and sensitivity to change analyses from large datasets from previous trial within the research group. The scale ranges from 2 to 14 points. A lower score means less symptoms of burnout. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-MINI-2)
Stress symptoms are measured by a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale and has been created by factor analytic item-reduction and sensitivity to change analyses from large datasets from previous trial within the research group. The scale ranges from 0 to 8 points. A lower score means less stress symptoms. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Insomnia Severity Index 2-item (ISI-MINI-2)
Symptoms of sleep disorders are measured by a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale and has been created by factor analytic item-reduction and sensitivity to change analyses from large datasets from previous trial within the research group. The scale ranges from 0 to 8 points. A lower score means less sleep problems. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Short Health Anxiety Inventory 3-item (SHAI-MINI-3)
Symptoms of health anxiety are measured by a very short version of a well established patient-rated scale and has been created by factor analytic item-reduction and sensitivity to change analyses from large datasets from previous trial within the research group. The scale ranges from 0 to 9 points. A lower score means less symptoms of health anxiety. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 3-Item (OCD-3-MINI)
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder are measured by a very short patient-rated scale and has been created by an expert group. The scale ranges from 0 to 12 points. A lower score means less obsessive/compulsive thoughts and behaviors. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Pain One-item Rating
Pain is measured on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is no pain and 10 is worst pain imaginable. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Total symptom index
Also, a total index for level of symptoms will be calculated from all 21 symptom items, where different weights will be used to balance the different number of questions for different domains, for example to avoid the larger number of items related to anxiety to overshadow depression ratings. The scale ranges from 0 to 20 points. A lower score means less mental health symptoms overall. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Questionnaire
Quality of life will be measure be the 12-item Brunnsviken Brief Quality of life (BBQ-12), asking about importance and fulfilment of six areas (e.g. spare time quality, creative work, and friendship). The scale ranges from 0 to 96 points. A lower score means lower quality of life. As such, a higher score is a better outcome.
Measured: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Patient-rated problem severity, Confidence in ability to change, and Helpfulness of visit
All rated from 1-10 by patient when asked by clinician. A lower score means lower symptoms / confidence / helpfulness. As such, a lower score is a better outcome for the symptom question but a worse outcome for the confidence and helpfulness questions.
Questions are administered at every visit. There is no set time frames as visits can have irregular spacing and different participants will have varying numbers of visits. These questions do not make up a validated scale, but are clinically used within Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Measured: Change from visit to visit through study completion (average of 8 weeks)
One item Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I)
Related to main problem seeking care for as rated by clinician. The scale ranges from 0 to 7 points. A lower score means a larger improvement for the patient. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
Measured: 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Patient-rated perception and attitude toward care provider
9-items previously used in PCBH-settings (self-report), and four items from the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ). The scale ranges from 0 to 57 points. A lower score means less satisfaction with care. As such, a higher score is a better outcome.
Measured: 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Description of Behavioral Health Plan (PCBH) or main treatment goal and methods (shCBT) as structured note by clinician in medical record
Interview form.
Measured: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Patient recollection of plan/goal/methods, descriptions of behaviour changes made
Interview form.
Measured: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Experienced negative/Adverse Events, where the worst and most probably care-induced event is more thoroughly described and rated on severity and perceived cause
Interview form.
Measured: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Jun 2020
- Study start4 Feb 2019
- Primary completion15 Jun 2020
- Study completion15 Jun 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Depression, AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Patients are randomised between an extended assessment and a screening assessment. Patients in the screening assessment arm can only be treated with brief interventions whereas patients in the extended assessment arm are offered guided self-help if deemed appropriate and otherwise gets brief interventions. Patients are thus randomized to two arms, however we have included four arms in order to be able to describe the primary and secondary analysis. The primary is performed on all patients treated with shCBT in the arm where an extended assessment is made, compared to patients in the screening assessment arm that is found suitable for shCBT (base on screening data), but treated with brief interventions.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 69 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Linnaeus University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Kronoberg County Council, Capio Group
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Viktor Kaldo, Linnaeus University
- Investigators
- Viktor Kaldo, Professor, Principal investigator, Linnaeus University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04411771
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2019-00699
- Other IDs
- 2019
- Status last verified
- Jan 2022
- First submitted
- 6 May 2020
- Last updated
- 20 Jan 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Jan 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of PCBH in Primary Care With or Without Additions of Guided Self-help CBT - a Single-blind Randomised Clinical Trial and Preparation for a Multi-center Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04411771
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2019-00699
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, Activities, Daily Living, Insomnia, Stress
- Keywords
- PCBH, Primary Care Behavioral Health, Integrated Behavioural Health, Primary Care Mental Health Services, Primary Care, Brief Interventions, Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Brief CBT
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 69 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Linnaeus UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Kronoberg County Council, Capio Group
- Study start
- 4 Feb 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jun 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The overarching goal of primary care is to offer all patients individualized and context-sensitive healthcare with high access and continuity. One of the reasons primary care struggles with this goal is that many patients suffer from mental health problems, while there is a lack of psychosocial resources as well as clear pathways for these patients.
Primary care behavioural health (PCBH, in Swedish IBH) is an innovative way of organizing primary care, where psychosocial resources have more and shorter visits, strive for same-day access, and have an active consulting role in the primary care team. To help patients with achieving relevant behavior changes, so called Brief Interventions are used. However, these interventions have not been systematically evaluated in the same way that CBT has, and there is a risk that patients that would have benefitted from structured CBT are undertreated.
This study is a pilot study preparing for a large multicenter study that will be conducted starting in late 2020. The investigators want to find out if an addition of an extended evaluation and possibility of treatment with guided CBT self-help can increase the treatment effects of PCBH on patient functioning and symptoms, compared to standard PCBH with a contextual assessment and brief interventions. In the process, the investigators are also conducting one of the first RCT on brief interventions. As this is a pilot study, the feasibility of implementing the study protocol in regular healthcare is also tested in order to collect high-quality data while creating minimal disturbance in the centers' ordinary routines.
PCBH has the potential to increase the quality of care for patients with mental health problems. This study is the first to step towards answering the question if the effects of brief intervention are large enough to merit large-scale implementation, and if an add-on of other brief and easily implemented treatments can increase them.
Detailed description
The overarching goal of primary care is to offer all patients individualized and context-sensitive healthcare with high access and continuity. One of the reasons primary care struggles with this goal is that many patients suffer from mental health problems, while there is a lack of psychosocial resources as well as clear pathways for these patients.
Primary care behavioural health (PCBH, in Swedish IBH) is an innovative way of organizing primary care, where psychosocial resources have more and shorter visits, strive for same-day access, and have an active consulting role in the primary care team. To help patients with achieving relevant behavior changes, so called Brief Interventions are used. However, these interventions have not been systematically evaluated in the same way that CBT has, and there is a risk that patients that would have benefitted from structured CBT are undertreated.
This study is a pilot study preparing for a large multicenter study that will be conducted starting in late 2020. The investigators want to find out if an addition of an extended evaluation and possibility of treatment with guided CBT self-help can increase the treatment effects of PCBH on patient functioning and symptoms, compared to standard PCBH with a contextual assessment and brief interventions. In the process, the investigators are also conducting one of the first RCT on brief interventions. As this is a pilot study, the feasibility of implementing the study protocol in regular healthcare is also tested in order to collect high-quality data while creating minimal disturbance in the centers' ordinary routines.
Our main research questions are:
- Does an extended version of PCBH, including an additional assessment and the option of guided self-help CBT when indicated by a patient's problem profile, lead to superior patient outcomes compared to standard PCBH where a brief, contextual assessment followed by Brief Interventions is the only option? If not, can standard PCBH be shown to be non-inferior?
- Does the addition of guided self-help CBT have a negative effect on availability, reach, and cost-effectiveness compared to standard PCBH? If not, can guided self-help CBT be shown to be non-inferior to standard PCBH concerning these outcomes?
The project is a joint effort by Karolinska Institutet, Linnaeus University, and Capio Närsjukvård and will be conducted as a single-blind (patients) randomized trial within regular healthcare at two primary care centres with a total of approximately 75 patients. Time-points for measures are screening at the initial visit and follow-ups 4, 8 and 52 weeks later. Primary outcome will be the 12-item version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS-12). This is a condition-independent measure of everyday functioning that has been found to be relevant to mental health.
PCBH has the potential to increase the quality of care for patients with mental health problems. This study is the first to step towards answering the question if the effects of brief intervention are large enough to merit large-scale implementation, and if an add-on of other brief and easily implemented treatments can increase them. Our study will also answer whether the effects can be increased by adding previously empirically supported self-help, while still being cost-effective and maintain high availability of services. The goal is to create a more solid empirical base that can guide decision makers when they balance treatment effects, availability, and costs in determining which organizational models and interventions that are best used in primary care.
If the results are positive, this project functions as a concrete start to a large-scale implementation of this new method, since it is firmly placed within regular primary care and uses highly implementable interventions.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 4
- Model description
- Patients are randomised between an extended assessment and a screening assessment. Patients in the screening assessment arm can only be treated with brief interventions whereas patients in the extended assessment arm are offered guided self-help if deemed appropriate and otherwise gets brief interventions. Patients are thus randomized to two arms, however we have included four arms in order to be able to describe the primary and secondary analysis. The primary is performed on all patients treated with shCBT in the arm where an extended assessment is made, compared to patients in the screening assessment arm that is found suitable for shCBT (base on screening data), but treated with brief interventions.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Extended Assessment - Given shCBT | Experimental | Behavioral: Guided self-help CBTThe extended assessment includes screening instruments, a structured interpretation of the screening instruments, a structured interview and a medical anamnesis. If deemed appropriate, the patient can be offered treatment with guided self help. If the patient's problem is not deemed appropriate for this type of care or if the patient is not interested in guided self-help, they are offered brief interventions (BI). In the primary analysis, only patients given shCBT are included |
| Screening Assessment - Suitable for shCBT but given BI | Active comparator | Behavioral: Brief interventionsThe screening assessment includes screening instruments and a contextual interview. Patients in this arm will always be treated with brief interventions. In the primary anaysis, only patients suited for shCBT are included, as decided from an algorithm based on data from their screening. |
| Extended Assessment - All patients | Experimental | Behavioral: Brief interventions, Behavioral: Guided self-help CBTSame as the other arm marked as "Experimental", but for the purpose of a secondary analysis all patients randomized to Extended Assessment are included, regardless of if they start shCBT or BI |
| Screening Assessment - All patients | Active comparator | Behavioral: Brief interventionsSame as the other arm marked as "Active comparator", but for the purpose of a secondary analysis all patients randomized to Screening Assessment are included, regardless of if they are suiteble for shCBT or not. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All patients from age 18 deemed to be suitable for Behavioral Health interventions, according to screening methods and/or clinical assessments made by health care personnel at the PCC, will be included. This broad criteria reflects the naturalistic setting where decisions of clinicians, rather than highly standardized criteria, are the basis for inclusion.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Does not speak Swedish well enough to fill out questionnaires.
- Is in need of emergency type care, like with suicidal ideation or behaviours, ongoing psychosis or mania.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Brief interventionsAlso: Focused interventions, brief CBT, focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, FACT, focused ACT'Brief Interventions' (BI) is a generic term for a multitude of tools and interventions used in patient visits within PCBH. BI start immediately at the initial consultation, which ends with a personally tailored and evidence-informed plan adjusted to the patient's context. As such, there is no separation between assessment and intervention. The interventions within BI often have their foundation in CBT, ACT or MI. The common theme is that they are principle-based rather than manual-based and focus on behavioral change in relation to a problem that is perceived both possible to affect and relevant to the patient, rather than focusing on a specific diagnosis or condition. Follow-up appointments are scheduled flexibly depending on the patient's perceived need. Usually a BI treatment consists of 1-4 appointments with several weeks apart and ends when the patient feels that they are moving in the right direction. | Behavioural | Extended Assessment - All patients, Screening Assessment - All patients, Screening Assessment - Suitable for shCBT but given BI |
| Guided self-help CBTAlso: Self-help books, bibliotherapy, self-help CBTThe patient receives a previously scientifically evaluated CBT-based self-help book for one of the following conditions: depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety, insomnia, or stress/burnout. The therapist support consists of 3-6 contacts throughout the 6-12 weeks long intervention period as decided by the clinician and patient together, as long as at least one and not more than three are physical visits at the center and the rest via phone, video conferencing, or secure internet messages. Clinicians delivering shCBT will need four days of reading and two days of training to be able to make initial assessments and problem profiling and use the self-help books. | Behavioural | Extended Assessment - All patients, Extended Assessment - Given shCBT |
Primary outcome
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-item (WHODAS-12) (4 domains)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8
The four domains of Life activities, Cognition, Getting along, and Participation. In the 12-item version of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS-12) will be used as primary outcome, since these are condition-independent measures of Behavioral Health relevant everyday functioning. The scale ranges from 0 to 32 points. A lower score means better functioning. As such, a lower score is a better outcome.
20 secondary outcomes
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-item (WHODAS-12) (whole instrument)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Patient Health Questionnaire 2-Item (PHQ-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-Item (GAD-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Social Phobia Inventory - Abbreviated version (Mini-SPIN)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Panic Disorder Severity Scale - Self rated 2-item (PDSS-SR-MINI-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire 2-item (SMBQ-MINI-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-MINI-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Insomnia Severity Index 2-item (ISI-MINI-2)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Short Health Anxiety Inventory 3-item (SHAI-MINI-3)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 3-Item (OCD-3-MINI)
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Pain One-item Rating
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Total symptom index
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Questionnaire
Time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8-Week 52
Patient-rated problem severity, Confidence in ability to change, and Helpfulness of visit
Time frame: Change from visit to visit through study completion (average of 8 weeks)
One item Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I)
Time frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Patient-rated perception and attitude toward care provider
Time frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Description of Behavioral Health Plan (PCBH) or main treatment goal and methods (shCBT) as structured note by clinician in medical record
Time frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Patient recollection of plan/goal/methods, descriptions of behaviour changes made
Time frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Experienced negative/Adverse Events, where the worst and most probably care-induced event is more thoroughly described and rated on severity and perceived cause
Time frame: 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 52 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Jan 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Viktor Kaldo, Professor principal investigator
Linnaeus University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Brief interventions and Guided self-help CBT in people with Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life, run by Linnaeus University at 2 sites in Sweden.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jan 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-item (WHODAS-12) (4 domains) (time frame: Change during the period Pre-Week4-Week8). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jan 2022.