Common Factors Group Psychotherapy for General Mental Health Concerns

NCT ID: NCT06614842

Last Updated: 2026-01-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-01-17
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-30

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.

Conditions

Major Depression; Generalized Anxiety; Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic; Stress; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Common Factors Group Therapy

We will use a general common factors psychotherapy utilizing only psychotherapeutic techniques common to most forms of psychotherapy (e.g., listening and communication skills)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Common Factors Group Psychotherapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will not contain active ingredients from established specific forms of psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy)

Interventions

Common Factors Group Psychotherapy

This intervention will not contain active ingredients from established specific forms of psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nicholas C. Borgogna

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nicholas Borgogna, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Drew Whittington, MS, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

IRB-300013539

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id