Randomization and Blinding
BLIND
Random sequences were generated in Microsoft Excel with the RAND function, and all eligible patients were randomized 1:1:1 to the ICBT, CBGT, and TAU groups. The evaluators were blind to the patients’ treatment. At the same time, patients were asked not to mention the psychotherapeutic conditions to the evaluator during assessment. The arrangement of the time and location of the assessments for the 99 patients was the responsibility of the coordinator, who did not disclose the grouping of patients.