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Investigating Neural Response Variability as a Single-patient Predictor of Successful CBT in Clinical Psychiatry
Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Summary
Many psychiatric patients are not sufficiently improved by current interventions. Functional magnetic imaging brain imaging (fMRI) has proven to be a promising method for predicting treatment outcomes in psychiatric treatment. Individuals moment-to-moment variability have not yet been evaluated as a predictor of treatment of three common forms of mental illness: depression, insomnia and health anxiety. The goal is to investigate whether objective measurements of brain function contribute to a better prediction of a patient's success in treatment than experiences and self-reports, e.g., treatment credibility and patients expectations about the treatment. The prediction model will be tested on internet-delivered CBT (iCBT) for depression, insomnia and social anxiety. Patients in each diagnostic group are asked for participation before treatment. The total number of participants in this study will amount to 225 participants. The goal is that 35% consists of healthy controls and that the remaining part is equally distributed between the three diagnostic patient groups. Being able to better predict how well a psychiatric treatment will work for an individual has great value from both an economic and a treatment perspective. The findings from this study may contribute to increased knowledge about neurobiological complications in mental illness. In the longer term, it can lead to improved routines and help in clinical decision-making when patients should be recommended treatment.
Official title: Moment-to-moment Neural Variability as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome in Patients With Common Psychiatric Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder, Insomnia and Social Anxiety Disorder
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2022-04-01
Completion Date
2026-01
Last Updated
2025-10-07
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over a period of 12 weeks, guided by a psychologist who provides written feedback on home assignments and questions.
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over a period of 12 weeks, guided by a psychologist who provides written feedback on home assignments and questions.
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over a period of 12 weeks, guided by a psychologist who provides written feedback on home assignments and questions.
Locations (1)
Internetpsykiatri
Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden