A randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus usual care in comparison to usual care alone for reducing anxiety in older people with treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder (CONTACT-GAD): trial protocol

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This trial protocol outlines a randomized controlled study investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combined with usual care versus usual care alone for older adults with treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder. The research involves 296 participants aged 60 or older recruited from primary and secondary care services in the UK and Australia, who are assigned to receive up to 14 sessions of tailored ACT plus a booster session or usual care only. Primary outcomes focus on anxiety levels at six months, while secondary measures assess quality of life, depression, psychological flexibility, and other health-related metrics over a 12-month period.

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Rebecca L. Gould (University College London), Tia Callaghan (University of Sheffield), David White (University of Sheffield), Julie Loebach Wetherell (University of California San Diego), Matt Bursnall (University of Sheffield), Mike Bradburn (University of Sheffield), Allan Wailoo (University of Sheffield), Marc Serfaty (The Priory Hospital), Christopher D. Graham (University of Strathclyde), Robert J Howard (Richmond upon Thames College), Philip Wilkinson (University of Oxford), Lucy S. Musson (University of Sheffield), David Ekers (University of York), Kate Walters (University College London), Gill Livingston (Richmond upon Thames College), Viviana M Wuthrich (Macquarie University)
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2026-02-11
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DOI
10.1186/s12877-026-07094-6
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@article{allodium:878d1937cf67483f,
  title = {A randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus usual care in comparison to usual care alone for reducing anxiety in older people with treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder (CONTACT-GAD): trial protocol},
  author = {Rebecca L. Gould and Tia Callaghan and David White and Julie Loebach Wetherell and Matt Bursnall and Mike Bradburn and Allan Wailoo and Marc Serfaty and Christopher D. Graham and Robert J Howard and Philip Wilkinson and Lucy S. Musson and David Ekers and Kate Walters and Gill Livingston and Viviana M Wuthrich},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1186/s12877-026-07094-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07094-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus usual care in comparison to usual care alone for reducing anxiety in older people with treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder (CONTACT-GAD): trial protocol
AU  - Gould, Rebecca L.
AU  - Callaghan, Tia
AU  - White, David
AU  - Wetherell, Julie Loebach
AU  - Bursnall, Matt
AU  - Bradburn, Mike
AU  - Wailoo, Allan
AU  - Serfaty, Marc
AU  - Graham, Christopher D.
AU  - Howard, Robert J
AU  - Wilkinson, Philip
AU  - Musson, Lucy S.
AU  - Ekers, David
AU  - Walters, Kate
AU  - Livingston, Gill
AU  - Wuthrich, Viviana M
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1186/s12877-026-07094-6
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Gould, R. L., Callaghan, T., White, D., Wetherell, J. L., Bursnall, M., Bradburn, M., Wailoo, A., Serfaty, M., Graham, C. D., Howard, R. J., Wilkinson, P., Musson, L. S., Ekers, D., Walters, K., Livingston, G., & Wuthrich, V. M. (2026). A randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus usual care in comparison to usual care alone for reducing anxiety in older people with treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder (CONTACT-GAD): trial protocol. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07094-6

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