Three spanish group sessions put a neuroscience twist on anxiety therapy
NCT ID NCT07822074
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Oregon State University are testing whether a brief, Spanish-language group program can reduce anxiety in Latino/a adults. The program teaches neuroscience-informed cognitive behavioral therapy over three weekly 90-minute sessions and asks participants to track their anxiety and body awareness at home. The trial compares this group with a waitlist to see whether the program eases anxiety and improves body awareness and self-compassion more than time alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brief group neuroeducation using neuroscience-informed cognitive behavioral therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a short, culturally adapted group program that helps Spanish-speaking Latino/a adults manage anxiety with only three sessions.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and compares the program to a waitlist, so improvements may reflect time or attention rather than the therapy itself. Results may not apply to other groups or to people with severe anxiety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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86 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 years or older. * identification as Latino/a. * Spanish fluency. * Ability to attend three group sessions. Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age. * identification with non-Latino/a ethnic group. * not fluent in Spanish. * Inability to attend three group sessions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro San Juan Diego
Denver, Colorado, 80205, United States
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Commún Denver
Denver, Colorado, 80236, United States
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