Can metacognitive therapy help depressed workers return to work?
NCT ID NCT07349550
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how thinking skills (like memory and focus) are linked to sick leave in people with depression or anxiety. Researchers will give metacognitive therapy with a work focus to 200 patients at risk of sick leave. They want to see if the therapy improves symptoms and helps people return to work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- metacognitive therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward better ways to help people with depression or anxiety return to work by targeting cognitive difficulties.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 200 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a new drug or cure, and the therapy may not work for all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2032
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.
Who is studied
Patients referred with depression and/or anxiety disorders at risk of sick leave.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety, * at risk of sick leave Exclusion Criteria: * personality disorders cluster A or B, * ongoing substance abuse, * symptoms of psychosis, * acute suicidality, * serious somatic disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Diakonhjemmet hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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