Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression

NCT ID: NCT01324050

Last Updated: 2011-08-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-02-28

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Internet-based Psychodynamic Therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy for depression

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention contains 9 text-based self-help modules. These modules contain material inspired by psychoanalytic theory about identifying reoccurring patterns in life among other things. In addition to the self-help modules, 10-15 minutes of therapist contact is given every week. In total, the intervention will last for 10 weeks.

Internet-delivered therapist support

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Internet-delivered therapist support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention contains 1 text-based self-help module, which is mainly based on information on depression. In addition to this text, the participants in this group gets 10-15 minutes of therapist contact every week. In the conversation with the therapist, the participant informs the therapist about the activities during the week. This intervention is considered to be a form of support. In total, the intervention will last for 10 weeks.

Interventions

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Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy for depression

This intervention contains 9 text-based self-help modules. These modules contain material inspired by psychoanalytic theory about identifying reoccurring patterns in life among other things. In addition to the self-help modules, 10-15 minutes of therapist contact is given every week. In total, the intervention will last for 10 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Internet-delivered therapist support

This intervention contains 1 text-based self-help module, which is mainly based on information on depression. In addition to this text, the participants in this group gets 10-15 minutes of therapist contact every week. In the conversation with the therapist, the participant informs the therapist about the activities during the week. This intervention is considered to be a form of support. In total, the intervention will last for 10 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
* 15 or more on MADRS-S

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe depression (more than 35 on MADRS-S or based on interview)
* Severe psychiatric condition (e.g. psychosis or bipolar disorder)
* Suicidal (measured in diagnostic interview)
* Changed medication during the last three months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Linkoeping University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Linkoeping University

Principal Investigators

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Gerhard Andersson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University

Locations

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Linköping University, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning

Linköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Linköping University

Linköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Johansson R, Nyblom A, Carlbring P, Cuijpers P, Andersson G. Choosing between Internet-based psychodynamic versus cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: a pilot preference study. BMC Psychiatry. 2013 Oct 18;13:268. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-268.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24139066 (View on PubMed)

Johansson R, Ekbladh S, Hebert A, Lindstrom M, Moller S, Petitt E, Poysti S, Larsson MH, Rousseau A, Carlbring P, Cuijpers P, Andersson G. Psychodynamic guided self-help for adult depression through the internet: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e38021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038021. Epub 2012 May 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22741027 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GA-DEP2011-PDT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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