Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Distress
CompletedNot applicableNCT03316846
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study is a randomized controlled trial studying the efficacy of an iCBT treatment for patients with chronic pain and comorbid psychiatric distress. Half the participants will receive treatment at first, while the other half serve as a control group. After the first group has received treatment, the same program will be offered to participants in the control group. Treatment will be tailored on the level of individual participants, enabling individuals suffering a wide range of problems to be recruited. The treatment will consist of a 10-week guided self-help program, followed by a booster program and follow-up one year later. During the curse of the treatment the participants will be guided via text communication by a licensed psychologist or a candidate psychologist on their last year of studies. The primary hypothesis is that an individually tailored CBT-treatment administered through the internet can be beneficial for patients suffering from chronic pain and comorbid psychiatric distress. The investigators expect that patients in the treatment group will show reduced levels of disability, depression and anxiety, while improving on scales measuring coping and quality of life.
Study details
- Official title
- Tailored Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain and Comorbid Psychiatric Distress
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Depressive Symptoms
- Anxiety
- Stress, Psychological
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
- Collaborators
- Uppsala University Hospital
- Start date
- 2016-09-13
- Primary completion
- 2017-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 16 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Sweden
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Experienced pain for at least the three previous months * Medically evaluated regarding the pain condition * Experiences at least one type of psychological distress such as: depression, anxiety, insomnia or stress * Access to, and ability to use, a personal computer with internet access * Mastery of the swedish language Exclusion Criteria: * Currently undergoing or planning to undergo CBT-treatment during the course of the study * Currently undergoing or planning to undergo major changes in pharmacotherapy during the course of the study, or have made such changes in the last 2 months * Have planned surgical intervention during the course of the study * Currently experiencing symptoms of severe depression (scores \>16 on suicidality on M.I.N.I.) * Currently experiencing significant symptoms of psychosis (fulfills M.I.N.I criteria for psychotic syndrome, current) * Currently experiencing significant symptoms of alcohol or substance abuse (fulfills M.I.N.I criteria for alcohol- or substance use disorder)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03316846