Could a 30-Minute online session help while you wait for therapy?
NCT ID NCT07499219
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a brief digital mental health program for people on waiting lists for psychological treatment. About 80 participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: a short program (30-40 minutes), a longer version, or control conditions. The main goal is to see if the study procedures work and if people find the program acceptable, not yet to prove it reduces symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital therapy program (short and long versions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a quick, accessible way to help people manage depression and anxiety while they wait for longer therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early pilot study with only 80 participants, focused on feasibility rather than effectiveness. The intervention is still under development and may not reduce symptoms.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2034
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 80 years
- 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: * Must have applied for help at The Student Welfare Organization in Oslo and Akershus (SiO Mental Health) through their website. * Must meet SiO Mental health's general eligibility criteria. This includes an individual screening of applications. SiOs general policy is to provide help to all applicants as long as they fulfill the requirement of being a student in the Oslo or Akershus area. * Must speak and write Norwegian. * Internet access and sufficient digital literacy is assumed among the student population. * Willingness to be randomized. * Willingness to partake in the study. * Willingness to have data stored and used for the purpose of the current study. Exclusion Criteria: * No criteria excluding participants who meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oslo
Oslo, Oslo, 0316, Norway
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