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Feasibility Evaluation of a Self-guided Exposure-based Digital Intervention for Health Anxiety

NCT05446766 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2023-10-10

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Summary

This study investigates the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a self-guided, exposure-based intervention for individuals who suffer from severe health anxiety. The study is a prospective single-group study based at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, where 20-25 adults with DSM-5 Illness anxiety disorder or Somatic symptom disorder are enrolled in 8 weeks of unguided exposure-based treatment via the Internet. Outcomes include self-reported health anxiety symptoms, credibility and expectancy, adherence to the treatment protocol, client satisfaction, and negative events.

Conditions

  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-guided Exposure-based Digital Intervention for Health Anxiety

An 8-week self-guided internet based CBT intervention which consists of text, exercises, examples and automated support. The format, potentially more accessible compared to traditional ICBT, will be developed with the aim to enhance treatment comprehension and motivation in the participants. The program consists of eight modules (chapters) where the main therapeutic focus is exposure with response prevention. Participant will be interviewed before the program starts, after 8 weeks and 3 months after the program ends. If in need for technical support, participant will be able to ask for assistance via the program and will then be contacted by a clinician via telephone within a couple of days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-06
Primary Completion
2023-03-29
Completion
2023-03-29

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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