Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of Online Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Neurotic Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Effectiveness of Online Systematic Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Via HIPAA Complaint Web Conferencing on Adults With Neurotic Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Tr

Brief Summary:

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of online systematic brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (SBPP) via HIPAA compliant web conferencing on adults with neurotic disorders.

Design: Randomized controlled trial. Single blind.

Setting: Internet users in the community, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Participants: Thirty-two adults will be randomly allocated to a group will receive online systematic brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (n=16), or a waiting list group (n=16).

Method: Systematic adaptative diagnosis system will be applied in both groups at pre-treatment and post-treatment (or post-waiting list). Assessment will be a comparison of the adaptative diagnosis evolution between groups.

Primary Outcomes: The subjects treated with online brief systematic psychodynamic psychotherapy will present an increase in their adaptative efficacy measured by systematic adaptative diagnosis scale (SADS) in comparison to the waiting list group, when contrasting their initial and final adaptative diagnostics.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Current Primary Outcome: Change in Systematic Adaptive Diagnosis Scale (SADS) [ Time Frame: Each participant will be followed, an expected average of 3 months. ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: University of Sao Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: September 24, 2014
Date Started: August 2015
Date Completion: October 2017
Last Updated: January 14, 2015
Last Verified: January 2015