NCT06651801

Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Medical Visits for Anxiety and Depression

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Medical Visits for Anxiety and Depression

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, Group Medical Visits (GMVs), for patients with depression and anxiety. It also aims to get some initial information on the effectiveness of GMVs on reducing depression and anxiety scores, which will help inform power calculations for a future larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). The main question it aims to answer is: * Are GMVs feasible and acceptable to patients with depression and anxiety? This study consists of a pilot RCT with an intervention and control arm. At enrollment, participants will be randomized to the intervention group, 6 months of GMVs, or to the control group, which consists of "standard client services". For the GMV group, participants will engage in a biweekly virtual group that is similar to a standard psychiatric follow-up. Participants in the control group will receive standard care after a psychiatric assessment, which includes follow-up with their primary care provider (family physician or nurse practitioner), individual psychiatric care if suggested by the psychiatrist who did their psychiatric assessment, and/or a referral to publicly funded therapy groups if interested.

Conditions

• Mental Health Care
• Anxiety and Depression
• Pilot Study

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Group Medical Visits	Group medical visits occur every 2 weeks virtually (via Zoom) for 6 months. Each group consists of 45 minutes of group time and 5 minute individual check-in appointments. The group time consists of psychoeducation, group support, and medication follow-up.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-15
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-11-01
• First posted: 2024-10-22
• Last updated: 2025-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada