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Secured Internet-mediated Psychotherapy With Psychiatry Patients

Completed
Conditions
Psychiatric Disorders
Registration Number
NCT00184340
Lead Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Brief Summary

This is the second phase (Phase B) of the main project "Bank for Thoughts", which has the following aims:

1. Improvement of software for secured (encrypted and access-controlled) asynchronous text-based communication within health services. (Adjustments for use in psychiatry.)

2. Open clinical trials with Internet-mediated psychotherapy or counselling in out-patient child and adolescent psychiatry.

3. Development of indications and precautions for text-based Internet-mediated psychotherapy.

Detailed Description

This phase (Phase B) concentrates on qualitative evaluation of open clinical single case trials using asynchronous Internet-mediated text-dialogue for psychotherapeutic purposes.

Single patients in differing treatment phases, conditions, age and sex categories are interviewed after using Internet-contact as a supplementary tool in psychotherapy. Their therapists are interviewed as well.

The purpose is systematically gathering single-case experiences with the tool, to build a hypothesis for research and preliminary guidelines for experimental clinical use of Internet-mediated psychotherapy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
6
Inclusion Criteria
  • Motivation for e-mail contact
  • Therapist evaluation for suitability
Exclusion Criteria
  • Paranoia
  • Psychosis
  • Eating disorders
  • Addictive problems
  • Denying or concealing symptoms

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Child Psychiatry Department, St. Olav Hospital, Orkdal Site

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Orkanger, Norway

Child Psychiatry Department, Levanger Hospital

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Levanger, Norway

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