Treatment of Late-life Anxiety in Primary Care Settings

Wake Forest University Health Sciences0 sites60 target enrollmentMarch 2006

ConditionsGeneralized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Enrollment: 60
Primary Endpoint: PSWQ-A
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The research study proposed is designed to examine the outcomes of a cognitive behavioral guided self-care intervention with older adults diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and recruited from a primary care setting. It is hypothesized that the cognitive behavioral guided self-care intervention will produce greater declines in worry and anxiety than enhanced usual care.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2006

End Date

February 2009

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•age ≥ 60 years
•a DSM-IV diagnosis of GAD
•able to read English.

Exclusion Criteria

•current psychotherapy
•a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse
•a diagnosis of dementia or global cognitive impairment operationalized as a score of \< 24 of the Mini-Mental Status Examination
•psychotic symptoms
•active suicidal ideation