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2025-12-24 @ 4:11 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:11 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06813066
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-02-10
First Post:
2025-02-03
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Simulating Psychotherapeutic Sessions With Generative Artificial Intelligence
Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Simulating Psychotherapeutic Sessions With Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Proof-of-Concept Study of In Silico Psychotherapy Research
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2025-02
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The study assesses the potential of using computational models, specifically large language models, to simulate psychotherapeutic sessions, aiming to improve therapy outcomes and advance therapist training through innovative technology.
Detailed Description:
Health research has evolved significantly, increasingly incorporating computational models that improve our understanding and effectiveness of medical interventions. This shift from traditional to computational methods represents a major advancement in medical research, offering a more sustainable and innovative approach for conceptual advances and therapeutic discovery. In silico models, based on scientific simulation, use computational algorithms to mimic real-world systems or processes. This virtual environment allows researchers to explore phenomena impractical, unethical, dangerous, expensive, or impossible to study otherwise.
Psychotherapy is widely acknowledged as a primary treatment for a variety of mental health conditions, from depression and anxiety to personality disorders, offering significant pathways to recovery and improved quality of life. Yet current methods have shown limited effectiveness, prompting a need for innovative research approaches. In silico psychotherapy research leverages computational simulations, large language models (LLMs), and generative artificial intelligence to explore and refine psychotherapeutic interventions. By simulating human-like conversations, this approach provides insights into therapy dynamics and holds promise for revolutionizing therapist training and expanding treatment techniques.
This study aims to establish a proof-of-concept for simulating psychotherapeutic sessions using LLMs, focusing specifically on motivational interviewing. It involves the simulation of 512 psychotherapy sessions using LLMs as well as 8 real-world psychotherapy transcripts. By modeling human interactions, the study seeks to enhance healthcare delivery, therapist training, and personalized psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is widely acknowledged as a primary treatment for a variety of mental health conditions, from depression and anxiety to personality disorders, offering significant pathways to recovery and improved quality of life. Yet current methods have shown limited effectiveness, prompting a need for innovative research approaches. In silico psychotherapy research leverages computational simulations, large language models (LLMs), and generative artificial intelligence to explore and refine psychotherapeutic interventions. By simulating human-like conversations, this approach provides insights into therapy dynamics and holds promise for revolutionizing therapist training and expanding treatment techniques.
This study aims to establish a proof-of-concept for simulating psychotherapeutic sessions using LLMs, focusing specifically on motivational interviewing. It involves the simulation of 512 psychotherapy sessions using LLMs as well as 8 real-world psychotherapy transcripts. By modeling human interactions, the study seeks to enhance healthcare delivery, therapist training, and personalized psychotherapy.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: