None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
We will examine a computerised version of a known effective treatment for anxiety disorders (CBT) in the form of a programme called CLIMATE. Partcipants will be recruited from the waiting list of a publicly funded specialist anxiety disorders unit in Christchurch. An intial assessment will determine suitability and written informed consent sought. Consenting patients will then be will be randomly allocated to either stay on the waiting list or to receives the compuertised treatment. Partcipants will be assessed at pre-treatment, at the end of treatment (3 montsh) and at 6 months.
Interventions
A randomised clinical trial of computerised CBT (using a programme called CLIMATE) for the treatment of patients with anxiety disorders (panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder) .Treatment duration of CBT 3 months. Follow up for further 3 months after treatment ended.
Sponsors
University of Otago, New Zealand
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV ) primary diagnosis of panic disorder, social phobia or generalised anxiety disorderAccess to the internet and sufficient competency with English language.
Exclusion criteria
DSM IV primary diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder, specific phobia or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Current diagnosis of psychotic illness, bipolar 1 disorder, alcohol or drug dependenceDisabling cardiac or respiratory disordersSerious neurological disordersStarted on or changed dose of antidepressant medication in last 6 weeks.
Outcome results
None listed