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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN27496229
ISRCTN27496229
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A comparison of brief cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and standard CBT in patients experiencing anxiety and depression in palliative care: a randomised controlled trial

Institute of Psychiatry (UK)0 sites56 target enrollmentJanuary 13, 2011

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatry (UK)
Enrollment
56
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 13, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatry (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients (greater than or equal to 18 years) with ongoing and persistent distress/emotional problems (as measured by a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale \[HADS] score of 8 or more on anxiety or depression) which are directly related to some aspect of the patient's disease/treatment and are not responding to the existing provision of psychological care within the hospice system. This includes:
  • 1\. Difficulties making treatment decisions or difficulties adhering to treatment
  • 2\. Anticipatory symptoms (e.g. nausea and vomiting)
  • 3\. Phobias that are interfering with treatment (e.g. needle or blood phobia)
  • 4\. Extreme emotion which appears to be disproportionate to reality
  • 5\. Post traumatic symptoms (flashbacks)
  • 6\. Body image issues, disfigurement or loss of function
  • 7\. Psychosexual problems
  • 8\. Extreme fears about the terminal stage of illness
  • 9\. Rigid thinking styles (all or nothing, overgeneralisation etc.)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Those who do not wish to have CBT
  • 2\. Psychosis or personality disorder
  • 3\. Very high suicide risk (psychiatric assessment required)
  • 4\. Moderate to severe drug and alcohol related problems
  • 5\. Patients already receiving psychological therapy or counselling
  • 6\. Patients who are not well enough to attend an outpatient clinic (e.g. unable to stay alert/awake for 50 mins, uncontrolled vomiting etc..)
  • 7\. Language or communication problems which prevent the patient from engaging in a talking treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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