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Effectiveness of the Group Unified Protocol for Emotional Disorders in Adults in a Public Mental Health Setting

NCT07682064 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2026-07-02

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Summary

This study has three primary objectives:

1. To adapt the Spanish version of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP; Barlow et al., 2011, 2019a, 2019b) for delivery in a group format within the Spanish Public Mental Health System for adults diagnosed with emotional disorders.
2. To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
3. To assess its clinical feasibility and acceptability in routine clinical practice.

Outcomes will include anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, transdiagnostic variables, functional impairment, quality of life, and participant satisfaction. These outcomes will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up.

The intervention is expected to improve emotional symptoms, functional impairment, and quality of life. In addition, the study will explore whether this group-based transdiagnostic approach may help lower demand on public mental health services.

Conditions

  • Emotional Disorders
  • ANXIETY DISORDERS (or Anxiety and Phobic Neuroses)
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Somatic Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TAU

TAU in the Public Mental Health Units of the La Rioja Health Service consists of care provided by specialists in Clinical Psychology and/or Psychiatry in accordance with routine clinical practice.

BEHAVIORAL

UP

The UP includes eight modules designed to enhance emotion regulation skills: (1) Motivation Enhancement and Goal Setting; (2) Psychoeducation and Tracking Emotional Experiences; (3) Training in Present-Focused Emotional Awareness; (4) Cognitive Flexibility; (5) Countering Emotional Behaviors; (6) Understanding and Tolerating Physical Sensations; (7) Emotional Exposure; and (8) Recognizing Achievements and Maintaining Progress.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of La Rioja

    collaborator OTHER

  • Patricia Fernández Couto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Fernández Couto, Clinical Psychologist · Servicio Riojano de Salud

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-27
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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