Trial reportJAMA network open2025
Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Clinical Effectiveness of Digital CBT for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Abstract
Importance: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic and disabling condition. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for GAD, access to this treatment is limited; digital CBT (DCBT) programs may have the potential to overcome barriers to effective treatment and expand therapist reach and impact. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of smartphone-delivered DCBT compared with an active psychoeducation control condition for the treatment of GAD. Design, Setting, and Participants: This single-blind, parallel-group, decentralized randomized clinical trial with 1:1 allocation was conducted between March 8, 2023, and February 28, 2024. Procedures for this fully remote national study were conducted through Boston University. Participants were adults aged 22 years or older who scored 15 or higher on the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale and met diagnostic criteria for current GAD. Intervention: A self-directed, tailored DCBT for GAD designed to be used flexibly for efficient learning of CBT techniques via smartphone. The control condition was an online psychoeducation intervention. Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary outcomes were remission status as determined by a blinded independent evaluator (assessed with the Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement [CGI-I] scale) and self-reported anxiety symptom severity (assessed with the GAD-7), evaluated at the primary end point at 10 weeks and the secondary end point at 24 weeks. Results: A total of 351 adults were randomized (175 DCBT, 176 psychoeducation; mean [SD] age, 40.6 [10.9] years; 259 [73.8%] women). Significantly lower GAD-7 scores were found for DCBT (Cohen d, 1.09 [95% CI, 0.81-1.37] at week 10 and 0.96 [95% CI, 0.67-1.24] at week 24). Additionally, 103 of 145 DCBT participants (71.0%) met remission status (assessed by the CGI-I) at 10 weeks compared with 54 of 156 psychoeducation participants (34.6%) (odds ratio [OR], 4.63; 95% CI, 2.85-7.54; P < .001); remission occurred in 115 of 148 participants (77.7%) for DCBT and 78 of 150 (52.0%) for psychoeducation at 24 weeks (OR, 3.22; 95% CI, 1.95-5.32; P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance: In this randomized clinical trial, DCBT provided significant and sustained benefits to adults with GAD. Given the limitations in access to empirically supported CBT, an efficacious DCBT program has clear potential for public health benefit. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05748652.
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