Self-Guided CBT Mobile App for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder (CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Where
- Brazil1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 45 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Nov 2024
- Ended
- 30 May 2025
- Type of study
- Observational
- Treatments tested
- Experimental - Self-Guided CBT Mobile App
- Record updated
- 6 February 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 60 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 18-60
- DSM-5 diagnosis of TRPD confirmed by psychiatrist
- Ongoing psychiatric follow-up
- Current pharmacological treatment for PD
- Ability to use smartphone/app
Who cannot take part
- Other primary psychiatric disorder
- Severe cognitive impairment
- No PD diagnosis
- Inability to use the app
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Treatment-resistant panic disorder (TRPD) is characterized by persistent panic symptoms despite adequate pharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic treatment. This open-label study is designed to evaluate a self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol delivered via a mobile application for adults with TRPD. The intervention consists of eight weekly sessions covering psychoeducation, panic cycle interruption, cognitive restructuring, relaxation techniques, assertiveness training, behavioral strategies, and life reorganization. An avatar is incorporated to enhance engagement and simulate therapeutic presence. Participants continue their usual psychiatric follow-up and pharmacological treatment throughout the study. Outcomes are assessed at baseline and after completion of the intervention using validated measures of panic severity, anxiety, depression, mindfulness, coping strategies, quality of life, and affect.
Treatments tested
- Experimental - Self-Guided CBT Mobile App
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Efficacy of a Self-Guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Protocol Via Mobile Application in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder: An Open-Label Trial
- Record updated
- 6 February 2026