Anxiety Lowering and Deprescribing Through Emotion Regulation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Benzodiazepine Dependence, Anxiety Disorders, Sleep Disturbance

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to test ALDER (Anxiety Lowering and Deprescribing through Emotion Regulation), an online self-guided positive emotion intervention, in patients over the age of 65 who are candidates for benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA, commonly called benzos, or z-drugs) deprescribing. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is ALDER relevant to and satisfactory for older adult BZRA users? * Does ALDER help to increase positive emotions and decrease anxiety, trouble sleeping, and use of BZRA medications? Participants will complete the 5-week online self-guided ALDER intervention as well as two survey assessments, one before the intervention and one after.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06359314

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

33

Starts

2024-05-16

Expected to finish

2024-09-10

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-16

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 65 and over.
• ≥1 NM Internal Medicine clinic visit within the past year.
• BZRA prescribed by NM primary care within the past year.
• Takes BZRA at least twice a week.
• Daily access to internet-connected device.
• Ability to read and speak English.

You may not qualify if…

• Dementia, seizure, or REM sleep disorder diagnosis.
• In hospice care.
• No daily internet access.
• Cannot speak and read English.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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