NCT06825000

Scientific Information and Beliefs About Psychological Therapy

The Effects of Science Education on Beliefs and Wellness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 262 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The success of psychological therapy can be impacted by patients' beliefs, such as their belief in their own ability to complete therapy and their belief that therapy will work. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether and when scientific information about distress and coping can affect beliefs about psychological therapy in adults who experience anxiety. This study will compare two different types of scientific information in a one-hour study. Participants will view educational videos for 30 minutes and complete surveys, including quiz questions about the videos and surveys about their beliefs about psychological therapy.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	neuro-education	30 minutes of videos about the neuroscience of stress, fear, emotion-regulation, and therapy.
BEHAVIORAL	psycho-education	30 minutes of videos about the psychological science of stress, fear, emotion-regulation, and therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-21
• Primary completion: 2025-10-09
• Completion: 2025-10-17
• First posted: 2025-02-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States