Status:

UNKNOWN

Effectiveness of Online Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Neurotic Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo

Conditions:

Neurotic Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

22-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of online systematic brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (SBPP) via HIPAA compliant web conferencing on adults with neurotic disorders. Design: Randomized contr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Residents in Sao Paulo city,
  • Graduation complete or in course,
  • Fluent Portuguese,
  • Basic skills on english language,
  • If in psychiatric treatment, must be under treatment with stable dosage of psychiatric medication for at least 6 months,
  • Participants with diagnosis of neurotic disorders (F03.650),
  • Motivation for the therapeutic process,
  • Availability for 4 months of psychotherapy,
  • A personal computer (with an IP address), a web camera, a microphone, access to a 1 Mbps internet connection and specific computer configuration to access the Secure Psychotherapy Virtual Environment,
  • Basic knowledge of elementary internet tools,
  • A justified reason that impedes a in person psychotherapy, such as the ones below:
  • Lack of financial resources,
  • Frequent change of address due to work reasons,
  • Mobility restrictions related to accidents, illnesses or physical deficiencies,
  • Inability to arrive for psychotherapy appointments due to urban chaos.

Exclusion

  • Participants that present:
  • a schizophrenia diagnostic or any other severe mental illness,
  • drug and alcohol dependence that are in abstinence from substance abuse,
  • untreated diagnosis of illnesses that may cause emotional imbalance, such as thyroid malfunction,
  • Participants that are undergoing a therapeutic process during the time of the research,
  • Individuals with both suicidal ideation and clear intent and need emergency treatment,
  • Participants do not possess the characteristics needed to be included in the sample or are bearers of deficiencies that may compromise the treatment mediated by a computer.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02257996

Start Date

August 1 2015

End Date

October 1 2017

Last Update

January 15 2015

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Clinical Psychology Department from Institute of Psychology at University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508-030