Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Interventional Ages 18 and up

Process-Based Approach for Anxiety Problems (case series)

Official title: PBT For Anxiety Problems

Run by University of Alabama at Birmingham · NCT07352592 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This case-series tests a process-based therapy for anxiety by creating personalized process networks to guide up to 25 counseling sessions for adults with anxiety.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment10 (estimated)
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Birmingham, Alabama)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 1, 2026
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2029
Study endsDecember 31, 2030
Registry record updatedJune 12, 2026
Trial IDNCT07352592 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults with anxiety who have access to a mobile device and are not currently in psychotherapy or with recent severe psychopathology.

Probably not a fit

Participants who do not respond to the process-based approach or have conditions outside the study scope may not experience a benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults with anxiety who self-refer will first complete screening and a collaborative identification of key anxiety-provoking processes. They will fill a baseline survey and then do a two-week period of brief daily assessments via phone to map their personal network of processes contributing to anxiety. Using these data, the team will tailor therapy by focusing on the specific processes identified, and participants will receive up to 25 counseling sessions. The study collects symptom and quality of life information throughout to inform how personalized process-based approaches may help reduce anxiety symptoms.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could provide a more personalized form of therapy that targets individual anxiety processes.

How similar studies have gone: Prior work on process-based and personalized cognitive-behavioral approaches shows promise, but the process-based network method in this exact format is exploratory.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Score on GAD-7 \>10 at baseline
* Access to mobile device

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current psychotherapy treatment
* Current/past severe psychopathology (e.g., history of psychosis, suicide attempt or self-injury within the past 12 months, narcotics use within the past 3 months)

Where it's running

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Borgogna's lab
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Nicholas C Borgogna, PhD — University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Study coordinator: Damion D Whittinton, MS
  • Email: whitdrew@uab.edu
  • Phone: (205) 934-3850

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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