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ArticleBMC psychiatry2018

An internet-based intervention for people with psychosis (EviBaS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Nina Rüegg, Steffen Moritz, Thomas Berger, Thies Lüdtke, Stefan Westermann

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02974400 (Evaluation of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Self-help Treatments for Persecutory Ideation and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02974400 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluation of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Self-help Treatments for Persecutory Ideation and Auditory Verbal Hallucinations

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of BernRan2016 to 2019Enrolled101ConditionsSchizophrenia, Hallucinations, Persecutory DelusionArmsInternet-based, CBT-oriented, guided self-help
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Nina RüeggDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland. nina.rueegg@psy.unibe.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-2739-6642
Steffen MoritzDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas BergerDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
Thies LüdtkeDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan WestermannDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence shows that internet-based self-help interventions are effective in reducing symptoms for a wide range of mental disorders. To date, online interventions treating psychotic disorders have been scarce, even though psychosis is among the most burdensome disorders worldwide. Furthermore, the implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis in routine health care is challenging. Internet-based interventions could narrow this treatment gap. Thus, a comprehensive CBT-based online self-help intervention for people with psychosis has been developed. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the intervention compared with a waiting list control group.

methodsThe intervention includes modules on delusion, voice hearing, social competence, mindfulness, and seven other domains. Participants are guided through the program by a personal moderator. Usage can be amended by an optional smartphone app. In this randomized controlled trial, participants are allocated to a waiting list or an intervention of eight weeks. Change in positive psychotic symptoms of both groups will be compared (primary outcome) and predictors of treatment effects will be assessed. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, this project is one of the first large-scale investigations of an internet-based intervention for people with psychosis. It may thus be a further step to broaden treatment options for people suffering from this disorder.

trial registrationNCT02974400 (clinicaltrials.gov), date of registration: November 28th 2016.

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InternetCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMobile ApplicationsPsychotic DisordersRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSmartphoneTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultCBTGuided self-helpInternetOnline interventionPsychosisSchizophrenia

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