NCT02091856

Internet-delivered Psychotherapy for Depression

Internet-delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial (PsiTOD)

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: West University of Timisoara · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Project aim: To compare the effectiveness and acceptability of a conventional and a religious internet-supported cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) for depression in Romania.

Detailed description

Previous studies suggest that incorporating religious beliefs into conventional CBT appears to be helpful for religious individuals. In order to have two active comparable interventions the investigators added to the conventional CBT a similar set of exercises devised from the positive psychology paradigm.

Conditions

• Mild - Major Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) represents a psychotherapeutic approach that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. The underlying concept behind CBT is that thoughts and feelings play a fundamental role in behavior. Beyond the conventional CBT techniques proven effective for MDD, the Positive CBT intervention includes set of exercises devised from the positive psychology paradigm. Similarly, the Christian CBT intervention includes a comparable set of exercises rooted on the general Christian belief.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2014-03-19
• Last updated: 2018-06-28
• Results posted: 2016-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Romania