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- Title
Evaluating a Hybrid Web-Based Training Program for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Authors
Ebenfeld, Lara; Lehr, Dirk; Ebert, David Daniel; Stegemann, Stefan Kleine; Riper, Heleen; Funk, Burkhardt; Berking, Matthias; Kleine Stegemann, Stefan
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Previous studies provide evidence for the effectiveness of web-based interventions for panic disorder with and without agoraphobia. Smartphone-based technologies hold significant potential for further enhancing the accessibility and efficacy of such interventions.<bold>Objective: </bold>This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a guided, hybrid web-based training program based on cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with symptoms of panic disorder.<bold>Methods: </bold>Participants (N=92) with total scores in the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale ranging from 9 to 28 were recruited from the general population and allocated either to a hybrid intervention (GET.ON Panic) or to a wait-list control group. The primary outcome was the reduction in panic symptoms, as self-assessed using a web-based version of the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale.<bold>Results: </bold>Analysis of covariance-based intention-to-treat analyses revealed a significantly stronger decrease in panic symptoms posttreatment (F=9.77; P=.002; Cohen d=0.66; 95% CI 0.24-1.08) in the intervention group than in the wait-list control group. Comparisons between groups of the follow-up measures at 3 and 6 months yielded even stronger effects (3-month follow-up: F=17.40, P<.001, Cohen d=0.89, 95% CI 0.46-1.31; 6-month follow-up: F=14.63, P<.001, Cohen d=0.81, 95% CI 0.38-1.24).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Hybrid web-based training programs may help reduce the symptoms of panic disorder and hence play an important role in improving health care for patients with this debilitating disorder.<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>German Clinical Trial Register DRKS00005223; https://tinyurl.com/f4zt5ran.<bold>International Registered Report Identifier (irrid): </bold>RR2-10.1186/1745-6215-15-427.
- Subjects
PANIC disorders; AGORAPHOBIA; ONLINE education; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; CLINICAL trial registries; PENILE prostheses
- Publication
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021, Vol 23, Issue 3, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1439-4456
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2196/20829