Generalized Anxiety Disorders and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
A 16-session CBT manual incorporating online counseling techniques and principles and local wisdom approaches to the treatment of GAD among adolescent college girls with FGID symptoms will be develope
once a week for four months.
To assess the efficacy of CBT combined with local wisdom and online counseling approaches, we used the usual care as a comparison group. This study defines usual care as
Sponsors
Otusum Consult Training & Services
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be considered eligible, participants must: (i) be between the ages of 15 and 17 years; (ii) be suffering from moderate to severe GAD and FGID symptoms at baseline, (iii) speak and understand English to a reasonable level; (iv) be willing to take part in the online CBT program or attend the usual care program; (v) have been taking continuous doses of anxiety medications for at least two months before the commencement of the program; (vi) have a smartphone or tablet device that is capable of running Whatsapp, Zoom, and/or the Konselo counseling app and have access to the internet, which is necessary to participate in the program sessions; and (vii) demonstrate the ability to commit to the expectations of the trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Some conditions will exclude participants from the study: (i) participants who cannot answer questions in the assessment tools on their own with a reasonable degree of English; (ii) participants affected by psychiatric or medical comorbidities that would severely impact their ability to participate or adhere to the program schedule; (iii) persons who are currently receiving CBT treatment; (iv) individuals who have practiced meditation regularly or previously; (v) a lack of internet access or the inability to use a device that is capable of connecting to the internet; (vi) inability to commit to the expectations of the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Pretest and Posttest | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Gastrointestinal (FGI) Disorder Checklist Pretest and Posttest | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan),Africa
Contacts
Public ContactZadrian Ardi
Universitas Negeri Padang Department of Guidance & Counseling
Outcome results
None listed