Clinical trial NCT05180084: Internet-administered CBT for Young Adults With Low Self-esteem
Official title: Internet-administered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Young Adults With Low Self-esteem
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Self Esteem
Lead sponsor: Linkoeping University
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2022-01-06
Enrollment: 86
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study will investigate a CBT based treatment approach for low self-esteem among young adults.

Detailed description: The study will test an adapted guided internet-delivered self-help program (Self-Esteem in Young Adults -SIYA) which lasts for seven weeks. Following recruitment via social media and a telephone interview, included participants will be randomized to active treatment or control. The control group will receive the intervention later.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Low self-esteem, as indicated by rating of \< 20 the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.

Age between 18 and 25 years old. Access to a computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access. Write and speak Swedish. In case of use of psychotropical medication, a stable dose for the past three months prior to registration and no planned changes during the treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

Other ongoing psychological treatment that affects the treatment received in the study.

No comorbid severe depressive symptoms and no suicidal plans. Ongoing alcohol use disorder, as indicated by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).

Severe psychiatric comorbidities (e.g. psychosis, anorexia nervosa) that requires specialist care within the regular psychiatric care.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
timeFrame: Before treatment, after 3 weeks, and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assesment).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Robson Self-concept Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Self-Compassion Scale Short Format
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Patient Health Questionnaire
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Performance based self-esteem Scale
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
measure: Change in Rathus assertiveness schedule - 6
timeFrame: Before treatment and after 7 weeks (post-treatment assessment)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Linköping
country: Sweden
facility: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University
state: Östergötland
Study officials:
affiliation: Linkoeping University
name: Gerhard Andersson
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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