The Efficacy of Online Brief Positive Cognitive Behavior Therapy Compared to Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy

NCT ID: NCT06436521

Last Updated: 2024-05-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (P-CBT) has emerged as the fourth Cognitive Behavioral Therapy waive, based on critiques brought to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for being grounded in the deficit-based medical model. The study aim to identify which of the two Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches, Positive or Traditional, is more effective in a brief format in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults.

Detailed Description

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This study is a randomized controlled trial that aims to explore the effectiveness of two Cognitive Behavioral approaches: Positive and Traditional, in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults. Thirty-eight participants divided into two groups, received four therapy sessions for four weeks. The outcomes were measured four times: pre-, mid- (after two sessions), post-intervention (after four sessions), and at two-month follow-up.

Conditions

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Emotional Distress Well-Being, Psychological Performance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants were assigned to one approach: Positive CBT or Traditional CBT, through simple randomization.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Positive CBT (P-CBT)

Participants received P-CBT intervention after a standard protocol. The intervention used Solution-focused questioning.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Positive CBT integrates brief Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Positive Psychology techniques, within a cognitive-behavioral framework. It is considered a competency and strengths-based model.

Traditional CBT (T-CBT)

Participants received T-CBT intervention after a standard protocol. The intervention used Problem-solving questioning.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Traditional cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological treatment that emphasizes that psychological problems are based on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking and the focus is to change thinking patterns.

Interventions

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Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Positive CBT integrates brief Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Positive Psychology techniques, within a cognitive-behavioral framework. It is considered a competency and strengths-based model.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Traditional cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological treatment that emphasizes that psychological problems are based on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking and the focus is to change thinking patterns.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Students in the master's program in psychology

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Babes-Bolyai University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Comsa Loana

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Loana T Comsa, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca

Locations

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Departement of Clinical Psychology and and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Site Status

Countries

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Romania

References

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Other Identifiers

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MDStudy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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