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The Effectiveness of a One-stop Electronic Clinic for Psychological Service (eClinic) in Hong Kong

NCT07597967 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 420

Last updated 2026-05-20

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Summary

With an increasing need for effective and accessible mental health services, telepsychology can be one promising solution to narrowing the gap between demand and supply. Our one-stop electronic clinic of psychological service (eClinic) aims to deliver evidence-based treatments to individuals with moderate to severe emotional disorders of various kinds in Hong Kong. This study examines the cost-effectiveness and cost-efficiency of a hybrid model of telepsychology, in which contact with therapists focuses on facilitating service users' self-learning based on our online interactive modules. Results will shed light on the benefits of telepsychology to promoting access to mental health services in Hong Kong.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Depression / Major Depressive Disorder
  • Common Mental Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Internet-based Unified Protocol (UP) Intervention

An Electronic Clinic for Psychological Services (eClinic) was developed in Hong Kong to provide evidence-based internet intervention for local Chinese youths/young adults, particularly those with moderate-to-severe emotional problems, e.g., depression and anxiety, via an easily accessible and private, stigma-free online platform. It offered maximum flexibility in terms of time and location for participants to attend the services. The first internet intervention offered from the eClinic was adapted from the UP, a transdiagnostic intervention for emotional problems. Its internet version operated in a hybrid format, comprising essentially scripted modules for self-learning, plus weekly video conferencing sessions with therapists.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-28
Primary Completion
2025-10-31
Completion
2025-10-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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