Status:
COMPLETED
Guided Online Self-help for Loneliness
Lead Sponsor:
Linkoeping University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University College, London
Conditions:
Loneliness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study seeks to investigate the efficacy of two internet-based self-help programmes administered with support from a therapist. The two active conditions consist of an internet cognitive behavioral...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Frequent and distressing experiences of loneliness
- Can speak, write, and read the primary language of the country in which they reside (Sweden or the United Kingdom).
- Have access to an internet connection and a computer/smart phone/tablet
- Are prepared to participate in the study, regardless of the type of treatment they are randomly assigned to.
Exclusion
- Changes in dosage of psychopharmaceutic medication in the last three months prior to the start of the study or a planned change during the initial treatment period.
- Other ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment
- Suicidal plans
- A previously diagnosed personality syndrome
- Ongoing substance abuse
- Other acute treatment need related to a psychiatric disorder requiring attention from a mental health professional (e.g. eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 17 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03807154
Start Date
January 17 2019
End Date
February 1 2022
Last Update
September 19 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University
Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden, 58183