Online group therapy helps workers with depression get back on the job
NCT ID NCT05963308
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an online group program called Healthy Minds for people on sick leave due to depression, anxiety, or adjustment disorders. 123 participants either joined the 8-week program or received standard care. Researchers tracked their return to work, symptoms, and job functioning for a year to see if the program helped them stay employed longer and feel better.
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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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123 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be in the process of returning to work after depression, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder (with depressed mood, or anxious mood). or * Been back for less than a month Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to communicate in French * Have a known organic disorder * Have already received CBT-type intervention (group or individual)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Université du Québec à Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
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