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Can online therapy help first responders cope? new study seeks answers

NCT ID NCT04127032

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Regina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests an internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) program designed specifically for Canadian public safety personnel (like police, firefighters, and paramedics) who have symptoms of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress. Participants choose their level of therapist support and complete the program over 8 to 16 weeks. Researchers will track how much people engage with the program and whether their symptoms and daily functioning improve.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) – a structured online program with optional therapist support
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a flexible, accessible mental health treatment option for first responders and other public safety personnel.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study without a control group, so results may not prove the therapy works better than no treatment. Participation requires internet access and may not suit everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 250 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2019

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * 18 years of age or older * residing in a Canadian province or territory in which PSPNET is able to offer services * endorsing symptoms of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress * able to access a computer and internet service * willing to provide a physician as emergency contact unless the participant does not have a physician and the clinician conducting the telephone screening assesses the need for an emergency contact to be low. Exclusion Criteria: * high suicide risk * suicide attempt or hospitalization in the last year * primary problems with psychosis, alcohol or drug problems, mania * currently receiving regular psychological treatment for anxiety or depression * not present in Canada during treatment * concerns about ICBT

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Depression depressive disorder post-traumatic stress disorder Psychological Trauma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Depression, anxiety Psychological trauma

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Psychology and Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment

    RECRUITING

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada

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