What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Group ultra-brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Group brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, or Individual ultra-brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The main objective of this randomly assigned clinical trial is to study if various modalities of brief (eight sessions) and ultra-brief (four sessions) transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatment work for decrease emotional symptoms and disorders, as well as to find out which emotional regulation processes and common factor of the intervention itself are involved in the therapeutic improvement.
They plan to enroll about 184 people at 2 sites. Taking part typically means following a program (exercise, therapy, diet, or an app) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
Ultra-brief Psychological Treatments for Emocional Symptoms and Disorders: An Efficacy and Efficiency Analysis
Interventions: Group ultra-brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Group brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Individual ultra-brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, Group relaxation
Primary outcome (registry wording): Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)