AI writes therapy scripts to heal old wounds
NCT ID NCT07189715
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether artificial intelligence can create personalized therapy scripts to help adults reframe painful memories of childhood criticism. Eighty participants with anxiety will listen to AI-generated audio scenarios based on their own memories. Half will receive a therapeutic version where a therapist figure addresses unmet needs. The goal is to see if this approach reduces anxiety, fear of failure, and rumination one week later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-generated imagery rescripting scripts
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a scalable, low-cost digital therapy for anxiety and rumination triggered by childhood criticism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early pilot with only 80 participants and no comparison to standard therapy. The AI scripts may not feel personal or effective, and benefits may not last beyond one week.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-35 * Score ≥ 8 on GAD-7 (Plummer et al., 2016) * Ability to recall at least two childhood memories involving parental criticism Exclusion Criteria: * History of prolonged physical or sexual abuse * Current psychotherapy or psychopharmacology * PTSD diagnosis (DSM-5 screening) * Substance abuse (TAPS tool)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SWPS University (University of Social Sciences and Humanities); Poznań Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience
RECRUITINGPoznan, Wielkopolska, 61-719, Poland
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