Brief therapy may offer Long-Term protection against relapse
NCT ID NCT07522775
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study followed 806 Hong Kong adults who had received low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) for common mental disorders like depression and anxiety. Researchers checked their mental health every 6 months for up to 4 years to see if improvements lasted. The goal was to understand how well this brief therapy prevents relapse over the long term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that brief therapy helps people with common mental disorders stay well longer and avoid relapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may not apply to all groups, and relapse rates could still be high.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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806 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- 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
Participants were service users of a community mental health project in Hong Kong.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Aged 18 years old or above, * Capable of understanding Cantonese, * Received at least 2 sessions of LICBT since September 2017.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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