Generalized Anxiety DisorderNCT03300232
Adapting an Effective CBT for Comorbidity to a Computer-Delivered Format
A study testing Computer-based VC-CBT in people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder, run by University of Minnesota at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Up to one-half of those in treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a co-occurring anxiety disorder ("comorbidity"), a condition that marks a high degree of treatment resistance, severity and relapse risk in AUD treatment patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety
- What is being tested?
- Computer-based VC-CBT
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 59 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 16 Apr 2018to 26 Jul 2021
- 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 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV diagnosis of panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia), generalized anxiety disorder, or social anxiety disorder within the past 30 days
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence within the last 30 days
- inpatient treatment at Lodging Plus primarily for alcohol (vs. other drug) dependence
- alcohol use in the 30 days preceding the beginning of their Lodging Plus (LP) treatment
- willingness and ability to provide informed consent
- minimum of a sixth grade English reading level (deemed necessary to complete study materials); as determined by their being able to read and understand the consent form
- familiarity with computer keyboarding as determined by history
- lives within reasonable driving distance of the Twin Cities and ability to travel to Fairview to allow for in-person follow-up interviews
Who cannot join
- Active psychosis or mania in the three months preceding the study
- Physical impairment (e.g., blindness, deafness) that interferes with study participation based on self-report or as judged by PI or study physician
- current significant suicide risk (i.e., intention and plan) as deemed by the PI and study physician to be serious and ongoing
- primary PTSD as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID) interview
- suspected cognitive impairment that interferes with study participation as informed by the SCID interview or as judged by the PI or study physician
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55408
About this study
Up to one-half of those in treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a co-occurring anxiety disorder ("comorbidity"), a condition that marks a high degree of treatment resistance, severity and relapse risk in AUD treatment patients. The investigators conceptualize comorbidity as a feed-forward system ("vicious cycle", [VC]) of interacting negative affect/stress, drinking motives/behavior, coping skills deficits, environmental circumstances, and neurobiological adaptations. Based on this model, the investigators developed and validated the VC cognitive-behavioral therapy (VC-CBT) to disrupt this system at several key linkage points. In a recently completed randomized controlled trial (RCT), the investigators found that adding the VC-CBT to standard AUD inpatient treatment resulted in better alcohol outcomes 4 months following treatment than did adding an anxiety treatment or standard AUD treatment alone. With a number needed to treat (NNT) index of 8 (relative to standard AUD treatment alone), the VC-CBT could, if broadly disseminated, have a large positive impact on AUD treatment. Unfortunately, several significant barriers related to the resource- and expertise-intensive delivery of the VC-CBT limit its dissemination potential and, hence, the impact of this otherwise effective treatment. Therefore, to maximize the public health and scientific potential of the investigators work, the investigators propose to adapt the therapist-delivered VC-CBT to a computer-delivered format to facilitate reliable and economical dissemination of the VC-CBT while maintaining its established efficacy.
Read the detailed description
The first phase of the work (Year 1) will be to adapt the 6-session therapist-delivered VC-CBT for delivery on an internet-based computer platform. This work will be done using a standard iterative process for developing e-content in partnership with local technology experts experienced in producing engaging and effective e-learning products. Approximately 5 patients will be employed in this phase. The second phase (Years 2 and 3) will be devoted to a single arm pilot trial to test the efficacy of the refined computer-delivered VC-CBT. The investigators will recruit AUD treatment patients with co-occurring anxiety disorder to receive the computer-delivered VC-CBT (50 patients). Participants will complete follow-up assessments one and four months following treatment. Participants will rate user satisfaction and will be evaluated on skill and knowledge acquisition as well as use of the tools in the follow-up period. Success in the proposed work will serve as pilot data in support of a rigorous randomized clinical trial. The proposed work aims to provide an easy and inexpensive computer-delivered version of the VC-CBT that has comparable efficacy to the validated but resource-intensive therapist-delivered version. Achieving this will enable the VC-CBT therapy to benefit more AUD treatment patients and to be more easily studied by other investigators.
- Being tested
- Computer-based VC-CBT
- Medical subject headings
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Alcoholism
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Computer-based VC-CBTBehavioural
Computer-based VC-CBT: Three, one-hour computerized therapy sessions delivered on an interactive computerized platform with therapy blocks dedicated to each of three primary modules/goals: 1) psycho-education, 2) skills learning, and 3) individualized practice
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Computer-based VC-CBT | Experimental | Computer-based VC-CBT: Three, one-hour computerized therapy sessions delivered on an interactive computerized platform with therapy blocks dedicated to each of three primary modules/goals: 1) psycho-education, 2) skills learning, and 3) individualized practice Receives: Behavioral: Computer-based VC-CBT |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
User ratings
Likert scale ratings of understanding, engagement, and applicability to current problems
Measured: up to 4 days post-treatment
Knowledge Acquisition
Multiple choice and True/False questions to assess knowledge communicated in program
Measured: up to 4 days post-treatment
Skills Acquisition
Skill demonstration rated by study staff for accuracy
Measured: up to 4 days post-treatment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Oct 2017
- Study start16 Apr 2018
- Primary completion26 Apr 2021
- Study completion26 Jul 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Generalized Anxiety DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of MinnesotaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 59 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Matt Kushner, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Minnesota
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03300232
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PSYCH-2018-26640
- Status last verified
- Sep 2022
- First submitted
- 3 Aug 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Sep 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Sep 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Adapting an Effective CBT for Comorbidity to a Computer-Delivered Format
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03300232
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PSYCH-2018-26640
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 59 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of MinnesotaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 16 Apr 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 26 Jul 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Oct 2017 (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.
Up to one-half of those in treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a co-occurring anxiety disorder ("comorbidity"), a condition that marks a high degree of treatment resistance, severity and relapse risk in AUD treatment patients. The investigators conceptualize comorbidity as a feed-forward system ("vicious cycle", [VC]) of interacting negative affect/stress, drinking motives/behavior, coping skills deficits, environmental circumstances, and neurobiological adaptations. Based on this model, the investigators developed and validated the VC cognitive-behavioral therapy (VC-CBT) to disrupt this system at several key linkage points. In a recently completed randomized controlled trial (RCT), the investigators found that adding the VC-CBT to standard AUD inpatient treatment resulted in better alcohol outcomes 4 months following treatment than did adding an anxiety treatment or standard AUD treatment alone. With a number needed to treat (NNT) index of 8 (relative to standard AUD treatment alone), the VC-CBT could, if broadly disseminated, have a large positive impact on AUD treatment. Unfortunately, several significant barriers related to the resource- and expertise-intensive delivery of the VC-CBT limit its dissemination potential and, hence, the impact of this otherwise effective treatment. Therefore, to maximize the public health and scientific potential of the investigators work, the investigators propose to adapt the therapist-delivered VC-CBT to a computer-delivered format to facilitate reliable and economical dissemination of the VC-CBT while maintaining its established efficacy.
Detailed description
The first phase of the work (Year 1) will be to adapt the 6-session therapist-delivered VC-CBT for delivery on an internet-based computer platform. This work will be done using a standard iterative process for developing e-content in partnership with local technology experts experienced in producing engaging and effective e-learning products. Approximately 5 patients will be employed in this phase. The second phase (Years 2 and 3) will be devoted to a single arm pilot trial to test the efficacy of the refined computer-delivered VC-CBT. The investigators will recruit AUD treatment patients with co-occurring anxiety disorder to receive the computer-delivered VC-CBT (50 patients). Participants will complete follow-up assessments one and four months following treatment. Participants will rate user satisfaction and will be evaluated on skill and knowledge acquisition as well as use of the tools in the follow-up period. Success in the proposed work will serve as pilot data in support of a rigorous randomized clinical trial. The proposed work aims to provide an easy and inexpensive computer-delivered version of the VC-CBT that has comparable efficacy to the validated but resource-intensive therapist-delivered version. Achieving this will enable the VC-CBT therapy to benefit more AUD treatment patients and to be more easily studied by other investigators.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Computer-based VC-CBT | Experimental | Behavioral: Computer-based VC-CBTComputer-based VC-CBT: Three, one-hour computerized therapy sessions delivered on an interactive computerized platform with therapy blocks dedicated to each of three primary modules/goals: 1) psycho-education, 2) skills learning, and 3) individualized practice |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV diagnosis of panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia), generalized anxiety disorder, or social anxiety disorder within the past 30 days
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence within the last 30 days
- inpatient treatment at Lodging Plus primarily for alcohol (vs. other drug) dependence
- alcohol use in the 30 days preceding the beginning of their Lodging Plus (LP) treatment
- willingness and ability to provide informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Active psychosis or mania in the three months preceding the study
- Physical impairment (e.g., blindness, deafness) that interferes with study participation based on self-report or as judged by PI or study physician
- current significant suicide risk (i.e., intention and plan) as deemed by the PI and study physician to be serious and ongoing
- primary PTSD as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID) interview
- suspected cognitive impairment that interferes with study participation as informed by the SCID interview or as judged by the PI or study physician
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Computer-based VC-CBTComputer-based VC-CBT: Three, one-hour computerized therapy sessions delivered on an interactive computerized platform with therapy blocks dedicated to each of three primary modules/goals: 1) psycho-education, 2) skills learning, and 3) individualized practice | Behavioural | Computer-based VC-CBT |
Primary outcome
User ratings
Time frame: up to 4 days post-treatment
Likert scale ratings of understanding, engagement, and applicability to current problems
Knowledge Acquisition
Time frame: up to 4 days post-treatment
Multiple choice and True/False questions to assess knowledge communicated in program
Skills Acquisition
Time frame: up to 4 days post-treatment
Skill demonstration rated by study staff for accuracy
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 13 Sep 2022.
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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.
Matt Kushner, PhD principal investigator
University of Minnesota
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Computer-based VC-CBT in people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder, run by University of Minnesota at 1 site in United States.
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 8 inclusion and 5 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 13 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?
User ratings (time frame: up to 4 days post-treatment). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 13 Sep 2022.