Plain-English translation of NCT07349550 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Researchers want to understand why some people stay on sick leave even after successfully treating their depression or anxiety. This study will follow about 200 people receiving metacognitive therapy—a type of talk therapy—combined with work-focused support. By tracking how thinking skills, mood symptoms, and work ability change over time, the researchers hope to identify which patients are at highest risk of continuing sick leave after treatment ends.
Many people with depression and anxiety struggle to return to work even after their symptoms improve. Doctors don't yet fully understand how thinking skills affect someone's ability to work, or how to predict who will stay on sick leave. This study aims to fill that knowledge gap so clinicians can better support patients who need extra help getting back to work.
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You would receive metacognitive therapy—a type of counseling that helps you understand and change thinking patterns—combined with support specifically aimed at helping you return to work. Over the course of the study, researchers would assess your thinking abilities, mood symptoms, and work functioning at different time points to track how these change as you progress through treatment and beyond.
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Norway
Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborators
Diakonhjemmet Hospital, The Research Council of Norway
Enrollment target
~200 participants
Started
January 2024
Primary completion
August 2029
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in January 2026.
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Central contact
Odin Hjemdal, PhD
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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