Interactive E-Learning for Therapist Training in Exposure Therapy

NCT07379853 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: R41MH139194
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 56
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project involves the development of an eLearning platform to train therapists in the delivery of exposure therapy for clients with anxiety disorders and OCD. Following initial development, clinician end users will complete rounds of iterative feedback to inform final development, at which point, therapists will be recruited to complete the entire training program in an open trial.

Conditions

ANXIETY DISORDERS (or Anxiety and Phobic Neuroses); Therapist Training

Keywords

Therapist training; Exposure therapy; Anxiety Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Therapist Beliefs about Exposure (TBES)

  The TBES is a well-validated, 21-item likert measure of therapist reservations about exposure therapy delivery. Total scores range from 0-84 with higher scores representing more reservations about using exposure therapy with clients.

  Immediately before initiating the training program and immediately after completing the 10-hour training intervention.

• System Usability Scale (SUS)

  The SUS is a well-validated measure of usability and acceptability of new innovations. This measure is especially common in the evaluation of new software systems. The measure consists of a 10-item measure on a 5-point likert scale. The scale is converted to a 0-100 score with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived usability.

  Immediately before starting the training program and immediately after completing the 10-hour training intervention

Study Arms (1)

Open Training Trial

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapist will complete the entire eLearning training program

Other: Therapist Training

Interventions

Therapist Training OTHER

Therapist training in Exposure Therapy delivery using an eLearning platform

Open Training Trial

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• A practicing therapist providing psychotherapy
• Providing treatment for clients with anxiety conditions

You may not qualify if:

• \- Not employed as a mental health provider

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bradley Hospital: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bradley Hospital

Riverside, Rhode Island, 02915, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Phobic Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2026
• First Posted: February 2, 2026
• Study Start: April 17, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2027
• Last Updated: February 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)