Common Factors Group Psychotherapy for General Mental Health Concerns

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Major Depression; Generalized Anxiety; Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic; Stress; Mental Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Common Factors Group Psychotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT06614842
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brief Summary

The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.

Detailed Description

The current research will investigate the impact of general psychotherapy using common factors (i.e., techniques and communication skills that are common to all major forms of psychotherapy) to investigate whether mental health professionals can treat a variety of mental health concerns utilizing this general form of psychotherapy as opposed to specific forms of psychotherapy that may require specific trainings or education.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-26
• Study Start: 2025-01-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-05
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-30
• Study Completion: 2025-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 18 years old
• Experiencing self-reported psychological distress

Exclusion Criteria

• has engaged in self-harm within the last three months
• has attempted suicide within the last year
• has had an active plan to attempt suicide within the last 30 days
• currently diagnosed with any eating disorder
• has experienced hallucinations or delusions within the last 30 days
• has used narcotics within the last 7 days (heroin, meth, crack cocaine, opioids)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Common Factors Group Therapy	Common Factors Group Psychotherapy	We will use a general common factors psychotherapy utilizing only psychotherapeutic techniques common to most forms of psychotherapy (e.g., listening and communication skills)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Screener	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of anxiety symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Screener	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of depressive symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Patient Checklist-5	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. High scores more symptoms.
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of concerning alcohol use. High scores more symptoms.
National Institute of Drug Abuse Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of substance use. High scores more use.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Life Quality Scale	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of life quality. High scores better life quality.
Experiential Avoidance Rating Scale	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 6 weeks	Measure of experiential avoidance. High scores more symptoms.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham; 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States