Can therapy be tailored to the person? a study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT04106713
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how people with depression or anxiety respond to different types of psychotherapy—individual sessions or an online program. It aims to find clues that predict who benefits most from each approach. By understanding these factors, doctors may better match patients to the right therapy, improving outcomes and making care more personal.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Individual psychotherapy and internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help match patients to the most effective therapy format, improving personalized mental health care.
- What could go wrong
- The study is observational and exploratory, so it may not identify clear predictors. Results may not apply beyond this hospital setting.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 99 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. For patients: 1. 18-99 years old; 2. have current or past symptoms of anxiety and/or depression; 3. able to communicate and read in English; 4. able to provide informed consent. 5. Waitlist arm: \- Referred for psychotherapy but given a waiting time of 8 weeks or more to the first visit or not assigned to therapy at IMH. 6. Treatment as usual: \- Not assigned to any psychotherapeutic interventions. 7. iCBT: - Referred for iCBT; \- Identified as a 'P2' patient/appropriate for iCBT by triage. 8. Group therapy: \- Referred for group therapy; \- Identified as a 'P2' patient/appropriate for group therapy by triage. 9. Individual psychotherapy: * Referred for individual therapy; * Patient and therapist committed to frequent therapy (ideally fortnightly). 2. For therapists: 1. Therapists who will see OR have been assigned to clients in the waitlist arm, iCBT, group therapy (e.g. PsychUp), and individual psychotherapy group. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. For patients: 1. current active suicidal intention or plan; 2. cognitively-impaired/are unable to consent/lack capacity to consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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