A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of unguided internet cognitive behaviour therapy for grief in adolescents.

Journal: Internet interventions

Volume: 38

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Affiliated Institutions:  enAble Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Independent lived experience consultant, Chennai, India. Grief Australia, Melbourne, Australia. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Western Australia Country Health Service, Perth, Australia. Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom. University College London, United Kingdom.

Abstract summary 

Grief is highly prevalent in adolescents, however, there have been no studies investigating internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for grief in adolescents (ICBT-G-A). In this paper, the co-design of an unguided ICBT-G-A intervention is described, and a protocol outlined for a pilot randomised controlled trial of the intervention. Participants will be randomised to the intervention (delivered via eight modules over a four-week period) or a four-week waitlist control. Intervention participants will complete a follow-up assessment at one-month post-intervention (eight weeks from the pre-intervention assessment). The intervention outcomes assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention and follow-up include wellbeing and symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and prolonged grief. User feedback on experiences and acceptability of the intervention will be sought and feasibility assessed via programmatic data on recruitment and attrition.

Authors & Co-authors:  Egan Sarah J SJ Munro Caitlin C Pauley-Gadd Sian B SB O'Brien Amy A Callaghan Thomas T Payne Nicholas N Raghav Shravan S Myers Bronwyn B Hall Christopher C Wilson Hayden H Eisma Maarten C MC Boelen Paul A PA Smith Kirsten V KV Wild Jennifer J Duffy Michael M Trickey David D Bills Elizabeth E Breen Lauren J LJ

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Citations :  Andersson G. Internet-delivered psychological treatments. Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol. 2016;12:157–179. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093006.
Authors :  18
Identifiers
Doi : 100771
SSN : 2214-7829
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Adolescence;Cognitive behaviour therapy;Grief;Internet;Loss
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Publication Country
Netherlands