Efficacy of Coherence Therapy for Procrastination

Procrastination Clinical Trial

— CTFORPRO  

Official title:

Efficacy of Coherence Therapy for Procrastination: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02058797
• Other study ID #: CTprocrast
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 6, 2014
• Last updated: June 1, 2015
• Start date: January 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2014

Study information

• Verified date: June 2015
• Source: University of Barcelona
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of Coherence Therapy in treating procrastination. For that, this intervention is compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy which was already proved to be efficacious in treating this problem. The method used is a randomized controlled trial.

Description:

Procrastination is a recognized difficulty that entails negative outcomes regarding performance and subjective well-being. In order to find effective treatments for procrastination, the present study wants to test the efficacy of Coherence Therapy, compared with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Procrastination, negative emotional states and cognitive structure will be assessed in pre-treatment and post-treatment evaluation. A total of 30 students will be randomly assigned to Coherence Therapy (n=15) or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (n=15). In both forms of treatment students will receive three weekly sessions and one more session six to seven weeks after the third session. The treatment will be provided by trained psychotherapists. Findings would clarify the effectiveness of Coherence Therapy for the treatment of procrastination and the change of emotional states and cognitive structure of the students after the treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: June 2014
• Est. primary completion date: June 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 19 Years to 26 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a student

• 19-26 years old

• A score above 51 on the General Procrastination Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being currently under a psychological treatment

• Being diagnosed lately with any mental disorder

• Mental retardation

• Substantial visual, hearing or cognitive deficits

• Psychotic symptoms

• Organic brain dysfunction

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Procrastination

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Coherence Therapy
Manualized individual treatment (3 + 1 one-hour sessions)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Manualized individual treatment (3 + 1 one-hour sessions)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	University of Barcelona	Barcelona	Catalonia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Barcelona

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Repertory Grid Technique (Kelly, 1995; adaptation of Feixas & Cornejo, 1996)	Change in cognitive structure measured by Kelly's Repertory Grid Technique.	Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)	Yes
Other	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)	Change from Baseline in negative emotional states on three dimensions: depression, anxiety and stress.	Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)	Yes
Primary	General Procrastination Scale (Lay, 1986)	Change from Baseline in General Procrastination Scale measured before and after the therapy in order to determine the level of general procrastination.	Post-treatment assessment (10-12 weeks)	No