The Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change of a Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered REBT Intervention for Adolescents With Internalizing Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders
- Sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Enrollment
- 106
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Internalizing problems measured with the Youth Self-Report 11/18 (YSR; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of an Internet-delivered transdiagnostic REBT intervention for adolescents with internalizing problems.
Detailed Description
The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of an Internet-delivered Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for adolescents (12-15 years) diagnosed with a principal anxiety or depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups: experimental (REBTonAd) and waitlist control. The intervention is structured in 8 modules and will be delivered over six weeks. Assessments will be conducted at four time points: baseline, post-treatment, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up.
Investigators
Anca Dobrean
Professor
Babes-Bolyai University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age between 12 and 15 years
- •A principal diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, or Major Depressive Disorder as defined by DSM-5 (APA, 2013)
- •Not currently following another treatment (psychotherapy, pharmacological treatment);
- •Internet access
- •Ability to read and write Romanian
Exclusion Criteria
- •Suicidal ideation
- •Severe depression
- •Any physical and mental health acute problem that requires hospitalization
- •Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder or mental disability
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Internalizing problems measured with the Youth Self-Report 11/18 (YSR; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001)
Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after the intervention (an expected average of 6 weeks), 6-month follow-up
Change in self-reported internalizing problems from baseline to post-treatment, at 6 months post treatment. Higher scores indicate higher levels of internalizing problems.
Secondary Outcomes
- Automatic Thoughts QuestionnaireShort Version (ATQ-SV; Netemeyer et al., 2002)(Baseline, Immediately after the intervention (an expected average of 6 weeks), 6-month follow-up)
- The child and adolescent scale of irrationality (CASI; Bernard & Cronan, 1999)(Baseline, Immediately after the intervention (an expected average of 6 weeks), 6-month follow-up)
- The Questionnaire for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents, The Revised Version - adolescent version (Kiddo-KINDL; Ravens-Sieberer, & Bullinger, 1998)(Baseline, Immediately after the intervention (an expected average of 6 weeks), 6-month follow-up)
- The Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument (APRI; Parada, 2000)(Baseline, Immediately after the intervention (an expected average of 6 weeks), 6-month follow-up)
- Principal diagnosis based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria(Baseline, 6-month follow-up)