An interventional study of Healthy Minds in Depression Anxiety Disorder, Adjustment Disorders and Adjustment Disorder With Anxious Mood, sponsored by Université du Québec a Montréal. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-01.
Sponsored by Université du Québec a Montréal · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of an online group intervention called Healthy Minds in facilitating a sustainable return to work for individuals with a mood disorder. The study aims to answer the following key questions :
Both experimental and control participants will be recruited at baseline while on sick leave (expected to return to work in less than one month) or recently returned to work (less than one month). Participants will complete a series of online questionnaires at the following time points :
The questionnaires will cover the following areas :
Experimental participants will participate in the 2-month online Healthy Minds group intervention (cohort of 5 participants) between the baseline assessment and the first follow-up. The intervention consists of 8 sessions (one per week for 8 weeks), with each session focusing on a specific aspect of the return-to-work process from a cognitive-behavioral perspective.
63 studies on the registry are indexed under Adjustment Disorders; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 123 is above the median of 100 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Adjustment Disorders.
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Behavioral: Healthy Minds
Like the intervention group, the control group will complete an online set of questionnaires at the following time points: * Baseline * First follow-up (2 months after baseline) * Second follow-up (6 months after baseline) * Third follow-up (12 months after baseline) The questionnaires will cover the following domains: * Sociodemographic and biopsychosocial factors * Symptoms associated with the primary mood disorder * Cognitive difficulties and distortions * Self-efficacy in relation to returning to work * Work accommodations and natural supports * Relationship with immediate supervisor * Work functioning * Return-to-work time (number of days away from work)
The group intervention (approximately 5 participants per group, 8 groups) is facilitated by two clinicians and consists of 8 sessions (one per week for 8 weeks), with each session focusing on a specific aspect of the return-to-work process from a cognitive-behavioral perspective: Week1: Coping with work stress at work W2 and W3: Recognizing and modifying my dysfunctional beliefs linked to work W4: Overcoming obstacles linked to work functioning and maintaining work W5: To put in place needed work accommodations with the support of the immediate supervisor W6: My strengths and competencies related to work W7: Accepting criticism and asserting myself appropriately W7: My strengths and related skills W8: My best coping strategies for work Both intervention and control participants receive their standard individualized care from their clinician. However, for the experimental participants, the Healthy Minds intervention is an added component to their regular care.
Sustainable return-to-work
The number of days of job retention after returning to work
Time frame: Baseline; follow-ups at six months and 12 months
Depressive symptoms
Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9)
Time frame: Baseline; follow-ups at two months, six months and 12 months
Anxiety symptoms
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)
Time frame: Baseline ; follow-ups at two months, six months and 12 months
Work functioning
Endicott Work Productivity Scale (EWPS)
Time frame: Follow-ups at six months and 12 months
Relationship with immediate supervisor
Inventory of perceptions of supervisory style at work
Time frame: Follow-ups at six months and 12 months
Work accommodations
The Work Accommodation and Natural Support Scale (WANSS).
Time frame: Follow-ups at six months and 12 months
Return to Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy
Return to Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES)
Time frame: Baseline ; Follow-ups at two months
Cognitive difficulties
Online Stroop test (French version)
Time frame: Baseline ; Follow-ups at two months, six months and 12 months
Cognitive biases
Davos Assessment of the Cognitive Biases Scale
Time frame: Baseline ; Follow-ups at two months, six months and 12 months
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Mar 2023 to primary completion in Mar 2026, 35 months.
Of 25 interventional studies with no phase under Adjustment Disorders, half reached primary completion within 31 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 38. This study's 35 months is above that.
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