Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:28 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 3:28 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02638792
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to examine if an internet-based exposure therapy is more effective in reducing excessive worry amongst patients who suffer from this problem than is internet-based stress management training.
Detailed Description:
Trial Objectives: Primary objective is to investigate whether an Internet-based exposure therapy can reduce the degree of excessive worry to a significantly greater extent than Internet-based stress-management training. The secondary objective is to a) investigate the cost-effectiveness of this treatment b) to study if any variables could moderate/mediate the treatment outcome, c) and to investigate the importance of sudden gains for the treatment outcome
Trial Design: Randomized controlled trial with an active control and a waitlist control, who also will recieve treatment after the first group has finished.
Duration: Ten weeks
Primary Endpoint:
Difference in worry symptoms between the treatment groups at week 10. Long term follow-up is also investigated (baseline to 4-months after treatment completion and baseline to 12-months after treatment completion).
Efficacy Parameters: Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
Safety Parameters: Adverse Events is assessed via the internet.
Description of Trial Subjects: Patients \> 18 years old with a PSWQ score more than 56 points
Number of Subjects: 300
Study:
NCT02638792
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02638792