RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06806176

Effectiveness of CAT-GSH for Returning Patients

Effectiveness and Acceptability of Cognitive Analytic Therapy Guided Self-help (CAT-GSH) for Anxiety and Depression for Returning Patients in NHS Talking Therapies Services

Sponsor

University of Sheffield

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jul 30, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Depression Anxiety

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cognitive analytic therapy-guided self-help (CAT-GSH) is comparable to cognitive behavioural therapy-guided self-help (CBT-GSH) in terms of whether it is effective and acceptable for people with anxiety or low mood, who are returning to NHS Talking Therapy services for further treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does CAT-GSH work well and feel acceptable for people coming back to the Talking Therapies service, compared to CBT-GSH, when taking their characteristics (like age) into account * Does CAT-GSH work well and feel acceptable for people coming back to the Talking Therapies service, compared to those using CBT-GSH for the first time, when taking their characteristics (like age) into account? Participants will: * Choose their preferred treatment * Complete 6 sessions of either CAT-GSH or CBT-GSH * Sessions will be weekly or bi-weekly * Complete routine outcome measures before, during and at the end of therapy

Eligibility

Min Age: 16 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a returning patients version of a guided self-help program for anxiety and depression — called CAT-GSH — works for people who previously completed a similar program (CBT-GSH) through NHS Talking Therapies services in the UK. **You may be eligible if...** - You previously completed a guided self-help program (CBT-GSH) through the same NHS Talking Therapies service - You are currently experiencing anxiety or depression - A trained mental health practitioner has assessed you as suitable for low-intensity therapy **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You received higher-intensity therapy after your previous CBT-GSH treatment - Your previous treatment was at a different NHS Talking Therapies service - You are not fluent in English (translated workbooks are not available) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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