Calmer Life: Testing the Effectiveness of a Treatment for Anxiety

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder NOS

In brief

The overall goals of the proposed research study are to: (1) examine quantitative outcomes in a well-conducted randomized clinical trial of Calmer Life, relative to Enhanced Community Care, an information and referral intervention that represents care in a real-world community-service environment, and (2) evaluate implementation feasibility, which includes training community providers; examining program reach, engagement, acceptability, and barriers-facilitators; and preparing practical tools for replicating the program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01702220

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

60

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-12

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 50 and older
• Principal or Co-principal diagnosis of GAD or ADNOS
• Must speak English
• Must have a health care or social service provider and provide written authorization to research team to communicate with their health-care or social service provider
• Must live, work, worship, attend community functions, and/or receive health care in target geographic areas

You may not qualify if…

• Active suicidal intent
• Current psychosis
• Mania or substance abuse within the last month
• Cognitive impairment according to a Mini Cog screener score of 3 or lower

Where it is running

• Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies — Houston, Texas, United States

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