Trial of an Online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Intervention for Death Anxiety

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Death anxiety; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000384156
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

(1) adults with a diagnosed mental health condition,
(2) access to regular internet/email;
(3) functional written and spoken English,
(4) high in death anxiety on the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (Hoelter, 1979; 1 standard deviation lower than the community mean, representing significantly higher than average death anxiety).

Exclusion Criteria

(1) having undergone CBT treatment in the last 6 months, and
(2) currently experiencing a psychotic mental illness
(3) currently reporting severe symptoms of depression (defined as a total score of >19 or responding >1 to Question Nine (suicidal ideation) on the PHQ-9

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of participants who significantly benefit, as measured by a Reliable Change Index score on the Revised Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale.[Measured at baseline and post-treatment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean satisfaction score on item Overall, how satisfied were you with the program? (rated from 0-10)[Measured post-intervention];Proportion of participants who experience an adverse event[Assessed using the weekly completion of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), up to 5 months after commencement]