An interventional study of Intervention in Anxiety, Claustrophobia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), sponsored by Johan Kihlberg. Recruiting at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-22.
Sponsored by Johan Kihlberg · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of the study is to investigate whether internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) can help patients who have difficulty undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The main question to be answered is
- Can patients undergo MRI with less anxiety using iCBT?
The patients will undergo a four-week treatment that includes information about MRI, anxiety management, relaxation and retention. The end goal is to simulate an MRI scan in a mock scanner where participants can report their anxiety. Half of the participants will be randomized to receive the treatment before (intervention group) the simulated MRI scan and half will receive the treatment after the simulated MRI scan (control group). Up to 60 patients will be included plus some pilot patients.
4,868 studies on the registry are indexed under Anxiety Disorders; 1,390 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 80 across 4,174 interventional studies indexed under Anxiety Disorders.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will receive the same iCBT intervention after completing the mock MR examination.
Participants will receive the internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention prior to undergoing the mock MR examination.
Behavioral: Intervention
Participants will receive the internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention prior to undergoing the mock MR examination.
MRI-related anxiety
MRI-related anxiety using the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Anxiety Questionnaire (MRI-AQ) measured before and after the mock MRI examination. Higher value means increased symptoms. Can give between 15-60 points.
Time frame: Baseline and within two days of the mock MRI examination
Anxiety
Anxiety using Generalized Anxiety Disorder Seven Item Scale (GAD-7) measured before and after the mock MRI examination. Higher value means increased symptoms. Can give between 0-27 points.
Time frame: Baseline and within two days of the mock MRI examination
Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia using a Swedish validated translation of The Claustrophobia Questionnaire (CLQ) measured before and after the mock MRI examination. Higher value means increased symptoms. Can give between 0-48 points.
Time frame: Baseline and within two days of the mock MRI examination
Mental health
Mental health using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) measured before and after the mock MRI examination. Higher value means increased symptoms. Can give between 0-27 points.
Time frame: Baseline and within two days of the mock MRI examination
Plan to share: Yes — Collected data will be stored at Linköping University, which the entire research group has full access to. No unauthorized persons will have access to the data. This is a research project with a quantitative method where the results are reported in aggregated form. The data is reported completely anonymized and only at the group level.
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