Comparing the Efficacy of an Electronically Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program to a Mental Health Check-In Program for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Trial

Callum Stephenson   ^{1 *} , BScH, MSc ;   Anchan Kumar   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Niloufar Malakouti   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Niloofar Nikjoo   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Jasleen Jagayat   ^{1, 2 *} , BScH ;   Tessa Gizzarelli   ^{1 *} ;   Charmy Patel   ^{1 *} , BScH, MPH ;   Gilmar Gutierrez   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Amirhossein Shirazi   ^{3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Megan Yang   ¹ , MD ;   Mohsen Omrani   ^{3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Nazanin Alavi   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

² Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

³ OPTT Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally