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ICBT for Psychological Symptoms Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Remaining After Societal Opening

NCT ID: NCT05656430

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-09

Brief Summary

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This study aim to investigate the effects of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) addressing psychological symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences that remain after societal opening. The target group is adults (18 years or older) who still experience psychological symptoms related to the pandemic and the ICBT consists of eight modules during eight week with weekly support by a therapist. ICBT will be compared to a wait-list control condition. Participants will be recruited in Sweden with nationwide recruitment.

Detailed Description

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The study is a randomized controlled trial about the effects of ICBT regarding psychological symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences remaining after societal opening. Primary outcome measures are depression symptoms (measured with Beck Depression Inventory-II) and anxiety symptoms (measured with Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7). Other outcome measures used will for example be about stress symptoms, sleep problems, post traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life.

Because of uncertainties about the psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic, a transproblematic individually tailored treatment will be used that has been tested in several previous trials and adapted for addressing problems related to the pandemic and its consequences. The study (nor the recruitment within it) has not a focus on whether people have or have not been infected by the COVID-19 virus.

Conditions

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Depression Symptoms Anxiety Symptoms

Keywords

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COVID-19 Corona Postpandemic Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) Internet intervention Depression Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

After recruitment finished, participants will be randomized to either intervention condition (treatment group) or control condition (wait list). Participants in the control group will receive the same treatment once the intervention group has finished the treatment and outcome measures has been collected.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment group

Eight weeks of individually tailored ICBT, were participants receives in total 8 modules out of 20 possible depending on their current problems and described situation with weekly support by a therapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles and adapted to the coronavirus pandemic situation. The 20 modules that the intervention consists of include psycho-educational texts as well as examples and exercises.

Control group

The control group is a wait-list control condition. Participants are instructed to wait. After the treatment group has finished their treatment and post-treatment measures has been collected, the control group receive the same treatment as the treatment group got.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles and adapted to the coronavirus pandemic situation. The 20 modules that the intervention consists of include psycho-educational texts as well as examples and exercises.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Experience mental health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic and/or its consecuences, which are still experienced as a problem (when the pandemic is not considered as dangerous to the society)
* 18 years or older
* Adequate ability to speak, read and write in Swedish
* Having access to the internet and a smartphone, computer or other device

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe psychiatric or somatic issues that makes participation harder or impossible (which can include the diagnosis postcovid)
* Ongoing addiction
* Acute suicidality
* Other ongoing psychological treatment
* Recent (within the past 3 months) changes in the dose of psychotropic medication or planned change during the treatment weeks
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Linkoeping University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gerhard Andersson

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gerhard Andersson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Linkoeping University

Locations

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Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University

Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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PostCoronaCope

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id