Longterm Outcome of Inpatient Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies for Agoraphobia

NCT ID: NCT01446172

Last Updated: 2012-04-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 132 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-11-30
• Study Completion Date: 2010-11-30

Brief Summary

While cognitive therapy and exposure therapy are both proven to be effective for panic disorder and/or agoraphobia when outcome is assenssed up to one year after treatment (Gould et al., 1995) the scientific knowledge about long-term course of these disorders is still scanty. Although several long-term outcome studies have been conducted, the quality of these studies has been questioned.

The aim is to conduct a follow-up study of patients with either panic disorder with history of agoraphobia or agoraphobia without history of panic disorder. the patients were treated in a group format at Modum Bad during the years 1989 to 1997. Four subsamples will be included in the study. Subsample 1 (76 patients treated in 1989 and 1990) received combined cognitive and psychodynamic treatment. Subsample 2 and 3 (46 patients treated in 1992 - 1993) were allocated to either cognitive therapy or guided mastery treatment. Subsample 4 (45 patients treated in 1994 - 1996) received cognitive and schema focused therapy.

In the follow-up study the participants will be requested to complete the same self report measures as they completed at intake, discharge and at previous follow-up times. the participants will also be interviewed using the SCID-I and II as they were at the previous assessments.

The present sample is relatively unique in having received pure psychosocial experimental treatments. The very long term efficacy of cognitive therapy relative to behavioural treatmetns for agoraphobia can be evaluated, and the potential moderating effects of personality disorders can be assessed.

Conditions

Agoraphobia

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

cognitive, schema focused, guided mastery, exposure

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Meet the DSM-IV kriteria for either panic disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia or agoraphobia

Exclusion Criteria

• psychosis
• dementia
• substance abuse

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Modum Bad

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Modum Bad

Vikersund, , Norway

Countries

Norway

Other Identifiers

Hedley-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id