Mental Health Clinical Trials

Smarter Trials, Transforming Mental Health Care

Empiric is addressing critical gaps in mental health research by leveraging adaptive platform trials to accelerate the identification of the most effective treatments. By simultaneously treating and testing, using innovative trial designs, we aim to improve outcomes for individuals facing mental health challenges.

Tailored Interventions for Better Outcomes

Empiric’s adaptive platform trials are designed to evaluate all types of interventions, including pharmaceuticals and therapist-delivered treatments as well as innovative technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality therapy. Our approach seeks to personalise care, matching individual patients to the optimal set of treatments for different categories of patients.

Accelerating Evidence Generation

Mental health challenges can evolve over years and decades.  Our methods link treatment response to stage of illness and risk of progression, always seeking to determine which set of treatments achieve the best outcomes.  Adaptive analyses and response-adaptive randomisation ensure that promising treatments are prioritised, while shared infrastructure reduces costs and accelerates trial timelines.

Empowering Patients and Providers

Empiric believes co-design is the best way to generate evidence to improve patient outcomes.  Trials that are guided by those with lived experience are relevant, inclusive, and impactful. By partnering with health service organisations and leveraging clinical quality registries, we provide actionable insights that improve patient care and inform best practice, within and beyond the platform.