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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05030285




Registration number
NCT05030285
Ethics application status
Date submitted
26/08/2021
Date registered
1/09/2021
Date last updated
2/06/2022

Titles & IDs
Public title
Telehealth Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Persons With Cognitive Impairment
Scientific title
Telehealth Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Persons With Cognitive Impairment
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
HREC/17/QRBW/676
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Tele-CBT
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Psychotherapy 0 0
Cognitive Impairment 0 0
Anxiety 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Anxiety
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Other mental health disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
BEHAVIORAL - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experimental: Intervention - People who are randomised into the intervention arm will undergo 6 weekly psychotherapy sessions

No intervention: Control - People who are randomised into the control arm will undergo usual care


BEHAVIORAL: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
The CBT intervention includes 6 sessions via video-conferencing that has been tailored for people living with cognitive impairment. The sessions incorporate the use of psychoeducation and relaxation videos to improve home-based practise for long-term outcomes.

Intervention code [1] 0 0
BEHAVIORAL
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in anxiety
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Post assessment (week 8). Scores ranging between 0 to 54 (lower score indicates better outcomes)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in depression
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Post assessment (week 8). Scores ranging between 0 to 15 (lower score indicates better outcomes)
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in quality of life
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Post assessment (week 8). Scores ranging between 0 to 52 (higher score indicates better outcomes)
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change in carer burden
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Post assessment (week 8). Scores ranging between 0-88 (lower score indicates better outcomes)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Persons with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia of any aetiology based on a previous diagnosis by a clinician or scoring above threshold (=32; MCI =32 and dementia =27) for cognitive impairment in the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Impairment (TICS-M).
* Persons screening positive for anxiety (scoring =9 in the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, GAI) or reports subjective complaints of anxiety
Minimum age
No limit
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Persons with severe dementia
* Persons who are unable to communicate or complete questionnaires
* Persons who are at high risk of suicide as identified by by the University of Queensland Suicidal Risk Assessment administered at the UQ Psychology clinic which has been modified for use by the Dementia and Neuro Mental Health Research Unit
* Persons who have major depression as the primary complaint without reported symptoms of anxiety.
* Persons on existing anxiolytics or antidepressants who have not been on a stable dose for at least 12 weeks before starting the trial and are unable to maintain the same dose for the duration of the trial. Changes to medication will be checked at each therapy and assessment session.
* Persons who are undergoing psychological therapy or will undergo psychological therapy over the trial duration.

Entry into the study:

Study entry will be determined by discussions with the core investigator team consisting of clinicians and experienced researchers.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?


The people assessing the outcomes
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Not applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
UNKNOWN
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
The University of Queensland - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4072 - Brisbane

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
The University of Queensland
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Nadeeka Dissanayaka, PhD
Address 0 0
The University of Queensland
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Nadeeka Dissanayaka, PhD
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
617 3346 6026
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
n.dissanayaka@uq.edu.au
Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.