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Comparison the effectiveness of face-to-face and online psychotherapy on mild anxiety

Comparison of the efficacy of face-to-face and online Transdiagnostic therapy on anxiety severity,related transdiagnostic factors and therapeutic alliance in people with Sub-clinical symptoms of anxiety disorders

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230117057142N1
Enrollment
44
Registered
2023-02-09
Start date
2023-03-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-13

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Conditions

Condition 1: Social phobias. Condition 2: Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety] without agoraphobia. Condition 3: Generalized anxiety disorder. Condition 4: Other mixed anxiety disorders. Condition 5: Phobic anxiety disorders. Condition 6: Agoraphobia, unspecified. Social phobias Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety] without agoraphobia Generalized anxiety disorder Other mixed anxiety disorders Phobic anxiety disorders Agoraphobia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention group face-to-face Transdiagnostic treatment group: The intervention will be implemented face-to-face and based on the Transdiagnostic therapy (Unified protocol)

Sponsors

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: having subclinical anxiety symptoms based on Beck's anxiety questionnaire (scoring 8-25) age range between 18-50 years not suffering from severe psychiatric disorders (psychotic spectrum, bipolar disorder) not consuming drugs and alcohol in the last three months Not receiving cognitive-behavioral interventions for at least eight sessions in the last five years not receiving drug therapy within a month before the start of the intervention the interest of the participants to participate in the research based on the provisions of the written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having drug or alcohol addiction suffering from severe psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score in Beck's Anxiety Questionnaire. Timepoint: The measurement will be done in three periods: before the intervention and after the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention????. Method of measurement: Beck's anxiety questionnaire will be used for the variable of anxiety, and the subject's score in the range of 8-25 indicates the presence of subclinical symptoms of anxiety.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Repetitive negative thoughts: their main characteristic is being repetitive, disturbing and unwanted. Timepoint: The measurement will be done in three periods: before the intervention and after the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: For the Repetitive negative thoughts variable, the Repetitive negative thoughts questionnaire will be used, which includes 10 questions.;Anxiety sensitivity. Timepoint: The measurement will be done in three periods: before the intervention and after the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The anxiety sensitivity questionnaire is a 16-item self-report questionnaire. The said questionnaire has 16 items and 3 subscales: physical concerns, fear of losing cognitive control, and fear of anxiety being observed by others.;Positive and Negative Affect. Timepoint: The measurement will be done in three periods: before the intervention and after the end of the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The positive and negative affect scale is a 20-word instrument designed to measure two mood dimensions, namely positive affect and negative affect.;Therapeutic alliance. Timepoint: The client and therapist versions of the therapeutic alliance Questionnaire are completed in the 6th session and the 12th session. Method of measurement: The Work Alliance Questionnaire is a questionnaire that includes two forms, client and therapist versions. Each version contains 12 questions and is scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. One of the most common tools for evaluating the quality of therapeutic alliance is the working alliance questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactzeinab hasanpour pirbasti

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

zeinabhassanpour78@gmail.com+98 24 3354 4001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026