NCT01181583

Tailored Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Symptoms of Depression and Comorbid Problems

Efficacy Testing of a Tailored Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Treatment for Symptoms of Depression and Comorbid Problems

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 121 (actual)
• Sponsor: Linkoeping University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The overall aim of this study is to develop and test a tailored Internet-delivered psychological treatment for patients with mild to moderate major depression and comorbid anxiety symptoms and compare its efficacy to a non-tailored treatment and to an active control group.

Detailed description

Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has emerged as a promising way to administer evidence-based psychological treatments. Mild to moderate major depression has previously been found to treatable via the Internet, with the provision that minimal therapist guidance is given. However, previous research has not taken the issue of comorbidity into account. It is well known that major depression often is accompanied by anxiety and in addition the symptom profile in major depression may differ substantially. The idea behind the proposed research is to tailor the Internet intervention according to the symptom profile. By used a large set of treatment modules (text-based) we aim to diagnose and then prescribe modules. In a randomized trial we want to compare this procedure (e.g., tailored CBT) with the standard Internet-delivered CBT. We will also include a control group in the form of a supervised online discussion group who will later receive CBT.

Conditions

• Depression
• Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tailored Internet-delivered CBT	This intervention contains 8-10 text-based self-help modules in which 4 modules are fixed (the first three and the last) and the rest are "prescribed following the diagnostic telephone interview. These modules contain material on panic disorder, social phobia, stress management, assertiveness training, concentration, relaxation among other things.
BEHAVIORAL	Non-tailored Internet-delivered CBT	Specific text-based self-help for depression, which has previously been tested in three previous randomized trials. Anxiety symptoms will not be covered, but insomnia is included as a module together with advice on health.
BEHAVIORAL	Online discussion group	Participants take part of an online discussion group which are monitored daily. New discussion topics on depression are introduced every week.

Timeline

• First posted: 2010-08-13
• Last updated: 2010-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden