Overcoming Perfectionism: A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Online CBT Based Guided Self-help Intervention
NCT ID: NCT02756871
Last Updated: 2017-11-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-07-31
2017-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of CBT based online guided self-help intervention for perfectionism at reducing symptoms of perfectionism and Axis I disorders post-treatment and at six-month follow-up.
A randomised controlled trial method is employed, comparing the treatment arm (online guided self-help) with a waiting list control group. Outcomes are examined at three time points, T1 (baseline), T2 (post-intervention at 12 weeks), T3 (follow-up at 24 weeks). Participants will be recruited through universities, online platforms, and social media, and if eligible will be randomised using an online automatic randomiser.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Online guided self-help intervention
CBT based online guided self-help intervention. Intervention can be found at www.overcomingperfectionism.co.uk
online guided self-help intervention for perfectionism
CBT based online guided self-help intervention for perfectionism based on CBT manual for treatment of perfectionism, "Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Perfectionism" by Sarah Egan, Tracy Wade, Roz Shafran and Martin Antony
Control
No intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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online guided self-help intervention for perfectionism
CBT based online guided self-help intervention for perfectionism based on CBT manual for treatment of perfectionism, "Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Perfectionism" by Sarah Egan, Tracy Wade, Roz Shafran and Martin Antony
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Score one standard deviation above published norms on the 'Concern over mistakes' subscale of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Frost, Marten, Lahart, \& Rosenblate, 1990), i.e. a score of ≥ 29 (Flett, Sawatzky, \& Hewitt, 1995).
* Be fluent in English.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Institute of Child Health
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Roz Shafran, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UCL Institute of Child Health
Locations
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UCL Institute of Child Health
London, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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14PP31
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id