Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Women with Perimenopausal Anxiety

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age40-60
SponsorDr. Nazanin Alavi

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to design an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) program and to learn if it can treat anxiety in women transitioning into menopause (perimenopause).

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is our online psychotherapy program a practical and acceptable means of managing anxiety during perimenopause? * Does our online psychotherapy program work in improving anxiety levels during perimenopause?

Participants will participate in weekly e-CBT module sessions tailored to perimenopausal anxiety and will be given weekly feedback on assignments from trained care providers through a secure online platform. Participants will complete questionnaires at the beginning, middle, and at end of the study, as well as at the three and six-month follow-up.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

In perimenopausal staging (as defined by the STRAW +10 criteria)

Assigned female at birth

Diagnosis of GAD according to DSM-5 by attending psychiatrist on research team

Competence to consent to participate

Disqualifiers

Undergone CBT or hormone therapy within the last 6 months will be excluded

Active psychosis

Acute mania

Severe alcohol or substance use disorder

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • e-CBT

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Dr. Nazanin Alavi

Lead sponsor

Queen's University

Sponsor institution