Could a 6-Week online course ease anxiety while you wait for therapy?
NCT ID NCT04793828
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a self-guided internet program called Velibra for people with panic disorder, social anxiety, or generalized anxiety disorder who are on a waitlist for treatment. The program uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques over six weeks. Researchers want to see if it can reduce anxiety symptoms and improve well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Velibra (online cognitive behavioral therapy program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, accessible treatment option for people with anxiety disorders who are currently waiting for therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is self-guided, so some people may not complete it or benefit as much as with therapist-led therapy.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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18 to 65 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: * Diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, or generalized anxiety disorder * Knowledge of German that is sufficient for engaging with the treatment and responding to the questionnaires * Written informed consent * Internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnoses of severe mental comorbidities (e.g., schizophrenia, severe major depression, borderline personality disorder) * Acute suicidality * Started or changed anxiolytic pharmacotherapy recently (currently or in the past four weeks)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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