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
Active Locations (1)
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1
Clinical Psychology Department from Institute of Psychology at University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508-030