NCT07597967Completed
The Effectiveness of a One-stop Electronic Clinic for Psychological Service (eClinic) in Hong Kong
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 420 (actual)
- First submitted
- 8 May 2026
- Start date
- 28 Dec 2022
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT07597967
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 420
- From 28 Dec 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Present with severe risk for self-harm/suicide (i.e., indicated as being at higher risk on the P4 suicidality screener during the service-related screening procedure prior to enrollment in the eClinic service)
- Present with active homicidal ideations (i.e., assessed during the service-related screening procedure prior to enrollment in the eClinic service)
Other illness
- Present with a history of psychosis in the recent 2 years
- Demonstrate sub-average intelligence (e.g., based on a history of intellectual disability)
Other
- Concurrently receive other psychological services
Who the study is looking for
- Screened eligible for and enrolled in the eClinic service
- Age between 15 and 35 years
- Speak, read, and write Chinese
- Present with moderate to severe depression (i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) total score ≥ 10) or anxiety (i.e., Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) total score ≥ 8)
Age in the registry: 15 years to 35 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
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