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Can a simple app help doctors treat depression better?

NCT ID NCT06494384

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Washington Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests a web-based app called PST-Aid that helps clinicians guide patients through problem-solving therapy for depression. About 410 clinicians and their patients from community health centers will take part. The goal is to see if the app makes it easier for clinicians to use this therapy correctly and consistently.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Problem Solving Treatment Aid (PST-Aid) web-based app
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a simple digital tool helps clinicians deliver effective depression therapy in primary care, improving patient outcomes.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage implementation study, not a treatment trial. The tool may not improve therapy delivery or depression scores as hoped.

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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 410 people

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

Started

Nov 2024

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

Inclusion Criteria: * Practitioner Participants. (a) are employed by a clinic that is an OCHIN clinical network member; * Practitioner Participants. (b) hold a master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field; * Practitioner Participants. (c) provide psychotherapeutic care in the OCHIN network; * Practitioner Participants. (d) have not previously received formal training in PST as defined by University of Washington Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions Center (AIMS) criteria; * Practitioner Participants. (e) are not currently receiving specialized training outside of standard clinic support to implement a depression-specific psychosocial intervention; and * Practitioner Participants. (f) are English-speaking. * Client Participants. a) 18+, * Client Participants. b) English-speaking, * Client Participants. c) have a diagnosis of unipolar depression per provider report, and * Client Participants. d) have a PHQ-9 score ≥ 10, which is above the clinical cutoff for depression symptoms. Exclusion Criteria: * Client Participants. (a) history or presence of psychiatric diagnoses other than unipolar, nonpsychotic depression or anxiety disorders, * Client Participants. (b) active suicidal ideation, * Client Participants. (c) current alcohol or substance abuse disorders, or * Client Participants. (d) have dementia * Client Participants. (e) all exclusion criteria cannot be confirmed via provider report. * Practitioner Participants. Exclusion criteria are those that do not meet the inclusion criteria listed above.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression depressive disorder endogenous depression

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Depression

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • OCHIN, Inc.

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97228-5426, United States

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