ACT With CF Self-Help Toolkit
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tailored to meet the needs of adults living with cystic fibrosis (ACT with CF) is a newer form of talk therapy that has been shown to reduce anxiety \& depression and improve psychological flexibility, and value-based living. The investigators are now trying to find out whether a self-help version of this treatment (ACT with CF - Self Help Toolkit) is also effective in reducing anxiety and depression and improving psychological flexibility and value-based living in adults with CF.
Adults with cystic fibrosis are at increased risk for anxiety and depression. This study examines whether a patient-facing therapy, ACT with CF - Self Help Toolkit can help to reduce anxiety and depression among adults with CF. This treatment can be accessed on the participant's smartphone.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Immediate Treatment
Participants receive immediate access to the ACT with CF Self-Help Toolkit and use it for 6 weeks
Waitlist Control
Participants wait for 6 weeks before receiving the ACT with CF Self-Help Toolkit
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in anxiety, depression, and psychological flexibility after treatment
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- ACT with CF Self-Help Toolkit
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
These participants will wait six weeks and be compared to the immediate treatment arm at six weeks before then receiving the treatment over the next six weeks.
These participants will receive access to the toolkit immediately and use it as instructed for the next six weeks.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Thomas Jefferson University
Lead Sponsor
Boomer Esiason Foundation
Collaborator
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