To explore whether it is feasible to recruit and retain haemodialysis patients into a randomised controlled trial of online cognitive-behavioural therapy to manage distress
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
25
Online treatment sessions are scheduled to last approximately one hour, completed independently by the participant on a weekly basis
Telephone support calls are scheduled to last 30 minutes and and are received fortnightly at weeks: 2, 4 and 6.
Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
Consent to psychological screen rate using self-report measures of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7)
Record the number of patients approached for screening and their consent rate
Time frame: Baseline recruitment/screening
Recruitment , randomisation, and retention rates
Descriptive statistics as per CONSORT flow diagram
Time frame: Screening, baseline, and 12 weeks follow-up
Adherence to the online intervention + telephone support calls (therapist supported arm only)
Number of online sessions accessed and their duration + number of calls completed and their duration (therapist supported arm only)
Time frame: 12 weeks follow-up
PHQ-9 (A self-report 9 item measure of depression)
A self-report 9 item measure of depression
Time frame: Change in depression from baseline to 12 weeks
GAD-7 (A self-report 7 item measure of anxiety)
A self-report 7 item measure of anxiety
Time frame: Change in anxiety from baseline to 12 weeks
EQ-5D (A self-report measure of quality of life)
A self-report measure of quality of life
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks follow-up
Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire
A self-report measure of beliefs about illness
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks follow-up
Client Service Receipt Inventory (A self-report measure of health service utilisation)
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A self-report measure of health service utilisation
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks follow-up
Satisfaction with treatment (A 2 item measure generated for the purposes of present study)
A 2 item measure generated for the purposes of present study
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks follow-up