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

NCT06609395 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2024-09-24

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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.

Conditions

  • Excessive Worry

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-01
Primary Completion
2022-10-15
Completion
2022-10-15

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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