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Official title: Assessing Social Learning and Course Delivery Timing in Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Public Safety Personnel
A Randomized Factorial Trial of Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Public Safety Personnel: Examining the Impact of Content Delivery Method
Interventions
Tunneled Delivery
Participants will be offered a pre-determined pathway to completing the 8-week course
Personalized Delivery
Participants will be able to complete course modules at their own pace and in the order that most interests them.
Standard Resources
Participants will receive the resources as typically included in the Self-Guided PSP Wellbeing Course.
Enhanced Social Learning Resources
Participants will receive additional intervention content.
Transdiagnostic Self-Guided ICBT
An ICBT course that is completed without the guidance of a therapist.
Canadian Sites (1)
Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for9 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +At least 18 years of age
- +Current or former public safety personnel (or public safety personnel trainee)
- +Residing in Canada at time of enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
- +Has regular access to the internet
- +Confirms intent to participate in study
Exclusion
- −Not 18 years of age or older
- −Not a current or former public safety personnel (or public safety personnel trainee)
- −Not residing in Canada at time of enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
- −Does not have regular access to the internet
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
What is being given or done in this study: Tunneled Delivery, Personalized Delivery, Standard Resources, Enhanced Social Learning Resources, and 1 more.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There are 4 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
Built from this field:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 164 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around April 2027.
The main measurement is taken over: ScreeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 20 weeks (post-treatment).
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) — measured over ScreeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 20 weeks (post-treatment).
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) — measured over Screening, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 20 weeks (post-treatment).
PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5) — measured over Screening, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 20 weeks (post-treatment).
Engagement — measured over From date of enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → to 26 weeks (post-treatment).
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06298279 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Tunneled DeliveryBehavioural
Participants will be offered a pre-determined pathway to completing the 8-week course
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Personalized DeliveryBehavioural
Participants will be able to complete course modules at their own pace and in the order that most interests them.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Standard ResourcesBehavioural
Participants will receive the resources as typically included in the Self-Guided PSP Wellbeing Course.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Enhanced Social Learning ResourcesBehavioural
Participants will receive additional intervention content.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Transdiagnostic Self-Guided ICBTBehavioural
An ICBT course that is completed without the guidance of a therapist.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: ScreeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (post-treatment), and 20 weeks (post-treatment).
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-04-30.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 164 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This study is a randomized factorial trial designed to evaluate unguided (i.e., purely self-help), transdiagnostic internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy tailored for public safety personnel with tunneled of personalized course delivery and with or without the incorporation of social learning resources.
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