New telehealth tool aims to help therapists stick with CBT
NCT ID NCT06601062
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is developing and testing a telehealth tool to support community mental health clinicians in using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with their patients. Researchers will work with about 100 clinicians and their patients to design, refine, and evaluate the tool through interviews, surveys, and a pilot trial. The goal is to see if the tool is acceptable, feasible, and helps clinicians deliver CBT more consistently.
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Study facts
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- 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Prototyping open trial phase: Clinician Participants * Clinician is an outpatient mental health clinician in the City of Philadelphia trained in transdiagnostic CBT through the Penn Collaborative for CBT and Implementation Science * Clinician has completed the 22-hour intensive CBT workshop through the BCI or equivalent CBT training * Clinician provides direct mental health services to a treatment-seeking population via telehealth * Proficient in English language * Has access to a computer with internet connectivity Patient Participants * Patient is 14 years or older * Patient is receiving CBT from a participating clinician * Patient is able to provide informed consent (or if the client is between the ages of 14-17, the client is able to assent and has a legal guardian who is able to provide consent) * Proficient in English language * Patient has had at least one prior telehealth therapy session with enrolled therapist * Has access to a computer with internet connectivity or smartphone through which they regularly attend telehealth therapy sessions Pilot randomized controlled trial phase: Clinician Participants * Clinician is an outpatient mental health clinician in the City of Philadelphia trained in transdiagnostic CBT through the Penn Collaborative for CBT and Implementation Science * Clinician has completed the 22-hour intensive CBT workshop through the BCI or equivalent CBT training * Clinician is a practicing mental health clinician in the Philadelphia region in one of our partner local community agencies delivering telehealth services * Clinician has at least 2 clients on their caseload over the age of 14 with whom they are delivering CBT telehealth services * Proficient in English language * Has access to a computer with internet connectivity Patient Participants * Patient is 14 years or older * Patient is able to provide informed consent (or if the client is between the ages of 14 -17, the client is able to assent and has a legal guardian who is able to provide consent) * Proficient in English language * Patient has had at least one prior telehealth therapy session with enrolled therapist * Has access to a computer with internet connectivity or smartphone through which they regularly attend telehealth therapy sessions Exclusion Criteria: Prototyping open trial phase: Clinician Participants - Clinician does not provide any telehealth services. Patient Participants * Patients will be excluded if they are unable to adequately consent to study procedures. For example, clients may be excluded if they are at imminent risk for suicide or homicide requiring hospitalization. * Youth under the age of 18 will be excluded from the study if they do not have an available legal guardian who is able to provide consent for their study participation (e.g., the state has legal custody of the youth). * Patients under the age of 14 will be excluded Pilot randomized controlled trial phase: Participants will not be excluded based on sex, demographics, and or past experience. Clinician Participants \- Clinician does not provide telehealth services to at least 2 individuals on their caseload. Patient Participants * Patients will be excluded if they are unable to adequately consent to study procedures. For example, clients may be excluded if they are at imminent risk for suicide or homicide requiring hospitalization or are experiencing any cognitive impairment that prevents them from participating in therapy on the day their session is to be recorded. * Youth under the age of 18 will be excluded from the study if they do not have an available legal guardian who is able to provide consent for their study participation (e.g., the state has legal custody of the youth). * Patients under the age of 14 will be excluded
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Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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