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Efficacy of an Acceptance-based Group Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

NCT03930095 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2020-06-09

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Summary

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) shows the weakest treatment response among anxiety disorders. The present study aimed at examining whether an acceptance-based behavioral treatment, combining mindfulness and exposure strategies, would improve clinical outcome compared to a standard, non-directive, supportive group therapy (NDST) for clients at a Brazilian anxiety disorders program.

Conditions

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance-based Behavior Therapy

The protocol is widely based on Roemer and Orsillo (2007) acceptance model of GAD, using functional assessment, psychoeducation, mindfulness, commitment to valued behavior, and exposure techniques used in a willingness improvement verbal context.

BEHAVIORAL

Non-directive Supportive Therapy

NDST consists in a form of therapeutic intervention from which all intervention principles pertaining to specific psychotherapeutic protocols are removed while maintaining the so-called common factors from different psychotherapy approaches. In other words, it is an unstructured therapy without specific psychological techniques other than those belonging to the basic interpersonal skills of the therapist, such as reflection, empathic listening, encouragement, and helping people to explore and express their experiences and emotions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francisco Lotufo Neto, PhD · University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-06
Primary Completion
2016-08-06
Completion
2016-08-06

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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