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NCT Number: NCT06956378

Health Questionnaire Study

We want to explore if emphasizing certain instructions (i.e. "bothered by") will affect the way participants respond to a questionnaire.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of California - Irvine

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 or older
  • U.S. resident
  • Self-report being treated for or receiving a diagnosis generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder by a licensed provider (e.g., MD, DO, LPCC, LCSW, LMFT) in the past 12 months

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Instruction Emphasis

Behavioral

The study team will emphasize the questionnaire instructions when asking the second time.

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

    Time frame: Day 1

    9-item questionnaire. Study is completed in 1 day. Scale is administered 2 times. Higher scores mean greater depressive symptoms.

  2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

    Time frame: Day 1

    7-item questionnaire. Study is completed in 1 day. Scale is administered 2 times. Higher scores mean greater anxiety symptoms.

Other outcomes

  1. Beck's Depression Inventory

    Time frame: Baseline

    BDI was collected at baseline as an exploratory measure for convergent validity/correlation analysis, not a primary outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Irvine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Emphasizing Instructions on Mental Health Questionnaires

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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