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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Altering Dynamics of Autonomic Processing Therapy (ADAPT) trial: a novel, targeted treatment for reducing anxiety in joint hypermobility

 

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Age

Adults aged 18 years or over

Participants under the age of 18

Capacity

All participants must be able to give informed consent

Unable to give informed consent

Joint hypermobility

Diagnosis of hEDS/HSD/JHS OR

Score of 2 or more on 5-point questionnaire to detect joint hypermobility

No diagnosis of hEDS/HSD/JHS AND score of 1 or less on 5 point questionnaire to detect joint hypermobility

Anxiety

Self-reported lived experience of anxiety disorder AND

A score of 16 or more on Beck Anxiety Inventory endorsing moderate anxiety level AND

Anxiety should be the primary psychiatric problem

No self-reported lived experience of anxiety disorder OR

A score of 15 or less on Beck Anxiety Inventory

OR

Anxiety is not the primary psychiatric problem

Other psychiatric disorder

No presence of major psychiatric disorder, except co-morbid depression

Presence of major psychiatric disorder (other than co-morbid depression), e.g. bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis OR personality disorder (e.g. emotionally unstable personality disorder) OR diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum condition OR neurological disorder

Medication use

All participants should be on a stable dose of medication for 3 months OR

Medication free AND willing to consider omitting medication that directly affects heart rate (e.g. beta blockers) during the trial

Not on a stable dose of medication (or medication free) for 3 months

Language

All participants must have a reasonable level of both written and spoken English as therapies and assessments will be conducted in English

Poor level of both written and spoken English

Therapy

Not receiving another modality of talking therapy

Currently receiving another modality of talking therapy