Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Three groups were performed, two intervention and one control group. One based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which was composed of 10 members who participated in 12 group sessions held in
Behavioural
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion high anxiety. Moderate depression. No risk of suicide.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Low level of anxiety.High level of depression. High risk of suicide.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome of this study will be the reduction on the levels of anxiety of participants. This outcome will be assessed through the instrument General Anxiety Disorder-7, translated and validated for use in Brazilian populations. This instrument consists of 7 questions about how the individual has been feeling in the last week. The questions are related to anxiety symptoms, with four possible answers, “rarely”, “few days”, “more than half days” and “almost every day”, scoring from 0 to 3, respectively. The difference on pré and post-intervention total score (ranging from 0 to 21) will be analyzed. Results will be tested through per protocol and intention-to-treat analysis.;There was a significant reduction in the mean level of anxiety in the intervention group between pre- and post-intervention assessments. On the other hand, there was no significant reduction in the mean level of anxiety in the control group between the pre-and post-intervention assessment. This treatment proved to be capable of reducing anxiety symptoms by 39.7% (mean score decreased from 15.125 to 9.125; p = 0.030) among patients who completed treatment (per protocol) and 30.8% (mean score decreased from 15 , 6 to 10.8; p = 0.035) among all allocated to the intervention group (ie, by intention to treat, including dropouts). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected.;Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRaimundo de Almeida
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Outcome results
None listed