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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-07-30
2025-12-31
Brief Summary
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* 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
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Detailed Description
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Procedure/Intervention The Talking Therapies services routinely perform an initial assessment when someone is referred to their services. Potential participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be identified at the assessment stage.
Tameside and Glossop Talking Therapies service procedure:
The assessor will ask if there is potential interest in a study using a screening script; if the person remains interested, the participant information sheet (PIS) and the consent form will be emailed or posted. At least 48 hours will be left to allow the participant to read the information.
The principal investigator will give a follow-up phone call to answer any potential questions, ask for preference on the therapy, and complete the consent form, which will be emailed or posted back to the Talking Therapies service once completed. The completed consent form will be saved in the site's local file and a copy of the form will be sent to the participant. If the person no longer wants to participate at this stage, the service user will receive the treatment as usual.
Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service procedure:
The assessor will ask if there is potential interest in a study using a screening script; if the person remains interested, the potential participant information sheet (PIS) and the consent form will be emailed or posted. The potential participant will be given 7 days to read the information, email the Leeds service with their preferred treatment, and return the signed consent form to the service if the potential participant does not request further information. 14 days will be given if the participant asks for the material to be posted. If the potential participant requests further information, the clinical lead and principal investigator will contact the potential participant to discuss this. The completed consent form will be saved in the site's local file and a copy will be sent to the participant. If the person no longer wants to participate at this stage or has not emailed within 7 days or returned the forms by post within 14 days, the service user will receive the treatment as usual, so there are no delays.
All services procedure:
The Talking Therapies services collect routine outcome measures, demographics and other data as standard. Sessions can take place face-to-face, online, or by telephone. The sessions last 35 minutes, for a total of six sessions. Sessions are carried out weekly or bi-weekly.
The psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) will record the third session with the participant, so the research team can perform a randomly selected competency check on the CBT-GSH and CAT-GSH delivered to service users. The recording will be sent to the research team, with no personally identifiable information on the file name. However, due to the nature of recordings, they may contain identifiable information. Participants will be made aware of this in the PIS.
The analysis stage will aim to start in December 2025, to explore the outcome measure data.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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CBT-GSH arm
CBT-GSH group
Cognitive behavioural therapy guided self-help (CBT-GSH)
Six session CBT-GSH treatment
CAT-GSH arm
CAT-GSH group
Cognitive analytic therapy guided self-help (CAT-GSH)
Six session CAT-GSH treatment
Interventions
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Cognitive analytic therapy guided self-help (CAT-GSH)
Six session CAT-GSH treatment
Cognitive behavioural therapy guided self-help (CBT-GSH)
Six session CBT-GSH treatment
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Presenting with anxiety or depression
* Deemed suitable for step 2 low-intensity therapy, through assessment by a qualified PWP
Exclusion Criteria
* The previous treatment episode was in another NHS Talking Therapies service.
* Not fluent in English
Individuals who are not fluent in English will be excluded from the study due to not having translated CAT-GSH workbooks available and limited funding to translate any workbooks.
16 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Catalyse CAT Limited
UNKNOWN
Tameside and Glossop Talking Therapies service
UNKNOWN
Leeds Mental Wellbeing service
UNKNOWN
University of Sheffield
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Andrew J Laphan
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Sheffield
Locations
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Tameside and Glossop NHS Talking Therapies Service
Ashton-under-Lyne, , United Kingdom
Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service
Leeds, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Williams R, Farquharson L, Palmer L, Bassett P, Clarke J, Clark DM, Crawford MJ. Patient preference in psychological treatment and associations with self-reported outcome: national cross-sectional survey in England and Wales. BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Jan 15;16:4. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0702-8.
Wakefield S, Delgadillo J, Kellett S, White S, Hepple J. The effectiveness of brief cognitive analytic therapy for anxiety and depression: A quasi-experimental case-control study. Br J Clin Psychol. 2021 Jun;60(2):194-211. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12278. Epub 2021 Jan 17.
Simmonds-Buckley M, Osivwemu EO, Kellett S, Taylor C. The acceptability of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT): Meta-analysis and benchmarking of treatment refusal and treatment dropout rates. Clin Psychol Rev. 2022 Aug;96:102187. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102187. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
Owen K, Laphan A, Gee B, Lince K. Evaluating cognitive analytic therapy within a primary care psychological therapy service. Br J Clin Psychol. 2023 Sep;62(3):663-673. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12430. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
Meadows J, Kellett S. Development and Evaluation of Cognitive Analytic Guided Self-Help (CAT-SH) for Use in IAPT Services. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2017 May;45(3):266-284. doi: 10.1017/S1352465816000485. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
Lorimer B, Kellett S, Giesemann J, Lutz W, Delgadillo J. An investigation of treatment return after psychological therapy for depression and anxiety. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2024 Mar;52(2):149-162. doi: 10.1017/S1352465823000322. Epub 2023 Aug 11.
Kellett S, Simmonds-Buckley M, Limon E, Hague J, Hughes L, Stride C, Millings A. Defining the Assessment and Treatment Competencies to Deliver Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Multi-Center Validation Study. Behav Ther. 2021 Jan;52(1):15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.01.006. Epub 2020 May 20.
Hallam C, Simmonds-Buckley M, Kellett S, Greenhill B, Jones A. The acceptability, effectiveness, and durability of cognitive analytic therapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Psychother. 2021 Mar;94 Suppl 1:8-35. doi: 10.1111/papt.12286. Epub 2020 Jun 15.
Bohnke JR, Lutz W, Delgadillo J. Negative affectivity as a transdiagnostic factor in patients with common mental disorders. J Affect Disord. 2014 Sep;166:270-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.023. Epub 2014 May 27.
Wray A, Kellett S, Bee C, Smithies J, Aadahl V, Simmonds-Buckley M, McElhatton C. The acceptability of cognitive analytic guided self-help in an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2022 Sep;50(5):493-507. doi: 10.1017/S1352465822000194. Epub 2022 May 16.
Kellett S, Bee C, Smithies J, Aadahl V, Simmonds-Buckley M, Power N, Dugen-Williams C, Fallon N, Delgadillo J. Cognitive-behavioural versus cognitive-analytic guided self-help for mild-to-moderate anxiety: a pragmatic, randomised patient preference trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2023 Sep;223(3):438-445. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.78.
Other Identifiers
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191606
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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