Recruiting

Internet-Delivered CBT

Sponsor:

University of Regina

Code:

NCT04127032

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety

Psychological Trauma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

PSP Wellbeing Course

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study evaluates a transdiagnostic Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) recently tailored for Canadian public safety personnel (PSP) reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress. Outcomes of interest include engagement with the intervention, changes in symptoms and functioning, and strengths and limitations of implementing ICBT with Canadian PSP.

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety

Psychological Trauma

Study ID

NCT04127032

Start date

Dec 1, 2019

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • residing in a Canadian province or territory in which PSPNET is able to offer services
  • endorsing symptoms of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress
  • able to access a computer and internet service
  • willing to provide a physician as emergency contact unless the participant does not have a physician and the clinician conducting the telephone screening assesses the need for an emergency contact to be low.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • high suicide risk
  • suicide attempt or hospitalization in the last year
  • primary problems with psychosis, alcohol or drug problems, mania
  • currently receiving regular psychological treatment for anxiety or depression
  • not present in Canada during treatment
  • concerns about ICBT

Study Design

Enrollment

250 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Tailored ICBT for PSP

Therapist-guided, Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy tailored specifically for Canadian public safety personnel.

Interventions

PSP Wellbeing Course

A tailored ICBT intervention will be delivered to public safety personnel who report symptoms of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress. Clients will choose whether they prefer weekly therapist support, twice-weekly support, or monitored optional support. The intervention is designed to be completed in 8 weeks, but clients will be able to extend their access to therapist support by an additional 8 weeks (i.e., up to 16 weeks in total).

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in depression [ Time Frame: screening and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, and 52 weeks (note: as of December 2024, we are no longer collecting data at 52 weeks). ]
  • Change in anxiety [ Time Frame: screening and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, and 52 weeks (note: as of December 2024, we are no longer collecting data at 52 weeks). ]
  • Change in posttraumatic stress [ Time Frame: screening and 8, 26, and 52 weeks (note: as of December 2024, we are no longer collecting data at 52 weeks). ]
  • Change in posttraumatic stress [ Time Frame: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Heather D Hadjistavropoulos, PhD

306-585-5133heather.hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca

Locations

Department of Psychology and Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment

Recruiting

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2

Contacts

Heather D Hadjistavropoulos, PhD

306-585-5133heather.hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca

Principal Investigator:

Heather D Hadjistavropoulos, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Regina

Last update posted

Jun 18, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Internet
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Telemedicine

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Regina on 2026-06-18.