Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic and disabling condition. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for GAD, access to this treatment is limited; digital CBT (DCBT) programs may have the potential to overcome barriers to effective treatment and expand therapist reach and impact.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of smartphone-delivered DCBT compared with an active psychoeducation control condition for the treatment of GAD.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-blind, parallel-group, decentralized randomized clinical trial with 1:1 allocation was conducted between March 8, 2023, and February 28, 2024. Procedures for this fully remote national study were conducted through Boston University. Participants

SUBMITTER: Parsons EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706682 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature