Group therapy program aims to ease anxiety and depression in public health settings
NCT ID NCT07682064
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study tests a group therapy program called the Unified Protocol for adults with emotional disorders such as anxiety, depression, and related conditions. The program teaches skills like emotional awareness, flexible thinking, and facing fears. Researchers want to see if it improves symptoms and quality of life in public mental health clinics.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Group Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this group therapy could provide a practical, low-cost treatment option for emotional disorders in public mental health systems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study with no blinding, so results may not generalize widely. The therapy may not work for everyone and requires skilled facilitators.
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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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About 106 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 65 years. * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. * Sufficient proficiency in Spanish to participate in the intervention and complete study assessments. * Sufficient cognitive capacity to understand the intervention content. * A primary diagnosis of an emotional disorder with mild, moderate, or severe symptom severity, including Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. * Presence of emotional symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depressive, or phobic symptoms), somatic symptoms, obsessive symptoms, and/or avoidance behaviors associated with clinically significant impairment, as indicated by moderate or higher scores on the GAD-7, PHQ-9, and/or PHQ-15. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to provide informed consent or withdrawal of consent during the study. * Current severe substance use disorder or behavioral addiction. * Current high suicide risk. * Current psychotic symptoms or psychotic disorder. * Neurological disorders or severe medical conditions that could interfere with participation in or adherence to the intervention. * Intellectual disability, significant language difficulties, or any other condition that may impair the participant's ability to understand the intervention content.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de Salud Espartero
RECRUITINGLogroño, La Rioja, 26007, Spain
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