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Ecuador study aims to unlock secrets of therapy success

NCT ID NCT07257848

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Universidad de las Americas - Quito Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
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 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 340 people receiving routine psychotherapy in Ecuador to see how their psychological distress changes over time. Participants simply fill out short questionnaires before each session. The goal is to learn what factors are linked to better outcomes in real-world mental health care.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help therapists in Ecuador better understand which factors lead to improvement in common mental health problems.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove what causes change. Results may not apply outside Ecuador.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 340 people

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

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Aug 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.

Who is studied

The participant pool will consist of three groups: (1) help-seeking clients engaged in treatment, (2) therapists providing services, and (3) supervisors from the project's affiliated mental health services in Ecuador.

Ages

11 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Clients Inclusion Criteria: * Be 11 years of age or older. * Have sufficient ability to communicate in Spanish. * Undergo psychological treatment at one of the mental health services included in the project. Exclusion Criteria: * Present substantial cognitive deficits that do not allow the development of the evaluation. Therapists Inclusion Criteria: * Therapist providing psychological treatment at one of the mental health services included in the project. Supervisors Inclusion Criteria: * Provide clinical supervision to therapists delivering treatment at any of the project's affiliated mental health services.

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Psychological distress

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The study's own enquiry address

    This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .

  2. The places running it

    11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  3. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  4. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centro de Psicología Aplicada, Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador

    RECRUITING

    Quito, (P)Pichincha, EC170503, Ecuador

  • Equimente

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC170517, Ecuador

  • Historie

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC100450, Ecuador

  • Jorge López Consultorios

    RECRUITING

    Manta, Manabí, EC130203, Ecuador

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Kumpana

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC170102, Ecuador

  • Mentis Psicología

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC170506, Ecuador

  • Psico Estratégico

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC17503, Ecuador

  • PsicoNeuro Manta

    RECRUITING

    Manta, Manabí, Ecuador

  • Renova - Mentis Habitus Positive

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC17103, Ecuador

  • Sentir Psicología Integral

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC170517, Ecuador

  • Solo Psique

    RECRUITING

    Quito, Pichincha, EC170523, Ecuador

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