Brief Evidence-based Psychological Treatments for Emotional Disorders

NCT ID: NCT03286881

Last Updated: 2021-04-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 129 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-01-15
• Study Completion Date: 2021-01-15

Brief Summary

The present work aims to develop a randomized clinical trial with a sample of 165 patients diagnosed with an emotional disorder. All participants are tested by several self-reports related to common mental disorders in a repeated measures design, pre and post treatment as well as a six month follow up. We think this study will demonstrate that brief psychological treatments should be prioritized over pharmacological treatment for such pathologies in the Primary or Secondary Care context to improve the patient´s quality of life while simultaneously reducing costs.

Detailed Description

Nowadays, the heavy demands placed on health systems exceed the resources in many developed countries. So-called "common mental disorders" and their mostly pharmacological treatment are, in no small part, responsible for this situation. The cost that these disorders generate to the public health service is very high and they are usually associated with other issues like hyperfrequentation and side effects. However, research indicates that psychological treatment should be the first step when caring for these types of problems. We expect that the results show that extensive psychological therapy and combined treatment were the most effective. Nevertheless, brief psychological treatment is expected to be the most efficient in cost-benefit terms.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Somatoform Disorders; Common Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Group 1

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Brief individual psychotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Individual brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in secondary care.

Group 2

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Brief group psychotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in primary care.

Group 3

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Combined intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Traditional psychotherapy and medication provided by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist in secondary care.

Group 4

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Minimum psychological intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Psychoeducation and bibliotherapy provided by a trained general practitioner in primary care.

Group 5

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual treatment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Medication provided by a general practitioner.

Interventions

Brief individual psychotherapy

Individual brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in secondary care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Brief group psychotherapy

Group brief psychological intervention by adaptation of the Guide NICE "Common Mental Health Disorders" (ISBN 978-1-84936-585-7) and the unified protocol for the trasndiagnostic treatment of the emotional disorders of Barlow (Boisseau, Farchione, Fairholme, Ellard, y Barlow, 2010). This intervention is provided by clinical psychologist in primary care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Combined intervention

Traditional psychotherapy and medication provided by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist in secondary care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Minimum psychological intervention

Psychoeducation and bibliotherapy provided by a trained general practitioner in primary care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Usual treatment

Medication provided by a general practitioner.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Emotional disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe mental disorder
• Drug abuse
• Severe depression

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

Sponsors

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Universidad de Córdoba

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jorge Corpas López

Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Juan Antonio Moriana E

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidad de Cordoba

Locations

Universidad de Córdoba

Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Countries

Spain

References

Galvez-Lara M, Corpas J, Vencesla JF, Moriana JA. Evidence-Based Brief Psychological Treatment for Emotional Disorders in Primary and Specialized Care: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol. 2019 Jan 8;9:2674. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02674. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 30671005 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

PSI2014-56368-R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id