AI-Powered online therapy aims to ease depression and anxiety
NCT ID NCT06350201
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests whether an online problem-solving therapy, matched to a person's specific symptoms using machine learning, can reduce depression and anxiety better than usual care. About 380 adults with moderate symptoms will take part. The goal is to create a precise, scalable treatment that can be delivered online.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online problem-solving therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a personalized, scalable online treatment to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study without a drug; results may not generalize beyond the specific online intervention or population.
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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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409 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- 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 64 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 between 18 and 64 years. PHQ-9 ≥10 and/or GAD-7 ≥8 at baseline assessment defined as the threshold for caseness. Exclusion Criteria: * People will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. They are receiving psychological therapy during an interview for any mental health issue; 2. currently acutely suicidal or have attempted suicide in the past 2 months, as indicated by PHQ-9 item 9; 3. cognitively impaired or diagnosed with bipolar disorder or psychosis or experiencing psychotic symptoms; d) dependent on alcohol or drugs; e) living with an unstable or acute medical illness that would interfere with trial participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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