CompletedNot Applicable

Brief Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Indian Expatriates with Excessive Worry: a Pilot Feasibility Study

Sweden24 participantsStarted 2022-06-01

Plain-language summary

Background: Expatriates may face challenges through distance from support systems, cultural adjustments, and language barriers, which may be associated with anxiety and elevated worry, particularly in times of ongoing global crises. Brief online cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT) is effective for treating excessive worry but has not been adapted for expatriate communities in Sweden.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * identifying as Indian expatriate currently living in Sweden * self-reported dysfunctional worry, defined as worrying several times a day and the worry being experienced as difficult to control * age ≥ 18 years; * able to provide digital informed consent * having daily access to a device with internet connection. Exclusion Criteria: * non-English speaking * self-reported severe depression (\>28 points on the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S; (Svanborg \& Åsberg, 1994) * suicidal risk (5 points on item 9 on the MADRS-S).

What they're measuring

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7)

Timeframe: Baseline to post-treatment (5 weeks)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7)

Timeframe: Baseline to 1-month follow-up ( 9 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06609395

SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-15

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