Clinical trial NCT05169736: ICBT for Mental Health Problems Related to the Climate Crisis
Official title: Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Mental Health Problems Related to the Climate Crisis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Depression and Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Linkoeping University
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2021-12-27
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study seeks to investigate the effects of a guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) programme on adult mental health problems related to the climate crisis. ICBT will be compared to a wait-list control group.

Participants will be recruited in Sweden with a nationwide recruitment.

Detailed description: The study is set up as a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, depressive symptoms, anxiety, sleep problems and traumatic stress will be measured. Given uncertainties regarding the psychological effects connected to the climate crisis, a transproblematic tailored treatment approach will be used that has been tested in several previous trials. However, the present program has been adapted for the target population of people who are affected directly or indirectly by the societal and individual consequences of the climate crisis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Experience mental health problems that are caused or exacerbated by the climate crisis and/or its consequences 18 years or older. Adequate ability to understand and speak Swedish. Access to the internet and a smartphone/computer.

Exclusion Criteria:

Other ongoing psychological treatment or counselling that interfere with trial treatment.

Recent (within the past 3 months) changes in the dose of psychotropic medication.

Any severe psychiatric or somatic conditions that would interfere with trial treatment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Becks Depression Inventory-II
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination
measure: Change in Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination.
measure: Change in Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Insomnia Severity Index
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination.
measure: Change in Patient Health Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination.
measure: Change in Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination.
measure: Change in ClimateCope Index (CCI)
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination
measure: Change in Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale
timeFrame: Baseline, 8 weeks and follow-up at 12 months after treatment termination
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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