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ArticleBMC psychiatry2022

Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility evaluation of individual vs. group transdiagnostic psychological treatment for emotional disorders in primary care (PsicAP-Costs): a multicentre randomized controlled trial protocol.

Ángel Aguilera-Martín, Mario Gálvez-Lara, Fátima Cuadrado, Eliana Moreno, Francisco García-Torres, José F Venceslá, Jorge Corpas, Francisco J Jurado-González, Roger Muñoz-Navarro, César González-Blanch and 6 more

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04847310 (Cost-effectiveness and Cost-Utility Evaluation of the Individual vs. Group Transdiagnostic Psychological Treatment for Emotional Disorders in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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Cost-effectiveness and Cost-Utility Evaluation of the Individual vs. Group Transdiagnostic Psychological Treatment for Emotional Disorders in Primary Care (PsicAP-Costs)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de CórdobaRan2021 to 2026Enrolled128ConditionsEmotional Disorder, Depression, Somatoform Disorders, Anxiety DisordersArmsGroup brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Individual brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Treatment as usual
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Selection and reporting of usual care comparators when designing primary care trials of complex health interventions: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ángel Aguilera-MartínDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3484-1003
Mario Gálvez-LaraDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain. mario.galvez@uco.es.ORCID 0000-0002-8491-199X
Fátima CuadradoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1799-8236
Eliana MorenoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3467-5316
Francisco García-TorresDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5129-6951
José F VencesláDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2503-9425
Jorge CorpasDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6562-2324
Francisco J Jurado-GonzálezDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3619-142X
Roger Muñoz-NavarroDepartment of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7064-3699
César González-BlanchValdecilla Biomedical Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Av. Valdecilla, 25, 39008, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3181-4731
Paloma Ruiz-RodríguezCastilla La Nueva Primary Care Centre, Health Service of Madrid, C/ Teruel, 4, 28941, Fuenlabrada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8140-0767
Sara Barrio-MartínezValdecilla Biomedical Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Av. Valdecilla, 25, 39008, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1988-905X
Maider Prieto-VilaDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, s/n, 28223, Madrid, Spain.
María Carpallo-GonzálezDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, s/n, 28223, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio Cano-VindelDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, s/n, 28223, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5449-5454
Juan A MorianaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cordoba, C/ San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071, Cordoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0577-821X
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba · ESUniversidad Complutense de Madrid · ESMarqués de Valdecilla University Hospital · ESMadrid Health Service · ESUniversitat de València · ES

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-107243RB-C22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmotional disorders are common, and they have become more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to a high attendance burden at the specialized level, most emotional disorders in Spain are treated in primary care, where they are usually misdiagnosed and treated using psychotropic drugs. This contributes to perpetuate their illness and increase health care costs. Following the IAPT programme and the transdiagnostic approach, the PsicAP project developed a brief group transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy (tCBT) as a cost-effective alternative. However, it is not suitable for everyone; in some cases, one-on-one sessions may be more effective. The objective of the present study is to compare, in cost-benefit terms, group and individual tCBT with the treatment usually administered in Spanish primary care (TAU).

methodsA randomized, controlled, multicentre, and single-blinded trial will be performed. Adults with mild to moderate emotional disorders will be recruited and placed in one of three arms: group tCBT, individual tCBT, or TAU. Medical data and outcomes regarding emotional symptoms, disability, quality of life, and emotion regulation biases will be collected at baseline, immediately after treatment, and 6 and 12 months later. The data will be used to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness and cost-utility ratios. DISCUSSION: This trial aims to contribute to clinical practice research. The involvement of psychologists in primary care and the implementation of a stepped-care model for mental disorders are recommended. Group therapy and a transdiagnostic approach may help optimize health system resources and unblock waiting lists so that people can spend less time experiencing mental health problems.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04847310; Protocols.io: bx2npqde. (April 19, 2021).

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COVID-19Quality of LifeAdultCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicPandemicsPrimary Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeAnxiety disordersBrief psychological treatmentsCost-benefit analysisDepressionEmotional disordersPrimary careRandomized controlled trialSomatoform disordersTransdiagnostic therapy

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