Low Intensity Versus Self-guided Internet-delivered Psychotherapy for Major Depression

NCT ID: NCT01611818

Last Updated: 2017-08-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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BACKGROUND: Major depression will become the second most important cause of disability in 2020. Computerised cognitive-behaviour therapy could be an efficacious and cost-effective option for its treatment. No studies on cost-effectiveness of low intensity vs self-guided psychotherapy have been carried out.

AIM: To assess the efficacy of low intensity vs self-guided psychotherapy for major depression in the Spanish health system.

METHODS: The study is made up of 3 phases: 1.- Development of a computerised cognitive-behaviour therapy for depression tailored to Spanish health system. 2.- Multicenter controlled, randomized study: A sample (N=450 patients) with mild/moderate depression recruited in primary care. They should have internet availability at home, not receive any previous psychological treatment, and not suffer from any other severe somatic or psychological disorder. They will be allocated to one of 3 treatments: a) Low intensity Internet-delivered psychotherapy + improved treatment as usual (ITAU) by GP, b) Self-guided Internet-delivered psychotherapy + ITAU or c) ITAU. Patients will be diagnosed with MINI psychiatric interview. Main outcome variable will be Beck Depression Inventory. It will be also administered EuroQol 5D (quality of life) and Client Service Receipt Inventory (consume of health and social services). Patients will be assessed at baseline, 3 and 12 months. An intention to treat and a per protocol analysis will be performed.

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

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Low intensity Internet-delivered psychotherapy

Low intensity Internet-delivered psychotherapy + improved treatment as usual by GP.

Group Type OTHER

Low Intensity Internet-delivered psychotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients will be contacted by a researcher trained in psychotherapy. Patients can ask for questions or advice to psychotherapists during the study

Self-guided Internet-delivered psychotherapy

Self-guided Internet-delivered psychotherapy + improved treatment as usual

Group Type OTHER

Self-guided Internet delivered psychotherapy

Intervention Type OTHER

No contact with the therapists over the treatment period will be done.

Improved treatment as usual by GP

Group Type OTHER

Improved treatment as usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Any kind of treatment administered by the GP to the patient with depression

Interventions

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Low Intensity Internet-delivered psychotherapy

Patients will be contacted by a researcher trained in psychotherapy. Patients can ask for questions or advice to psychotherapists during the study

Intervention Type OTHER

Self-guided Internet delivered psychotherapy

No contact with the therapists over the treatment period will be done.

Intervention Type OTHER

Improved treatment as usual

Any kind of treatment administered by the GP to the patient with depression

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of major depression. It will be carried out with MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview + scoring of moderate or mild depression using Beck Depression Inventory II. Cut-off point for this questionnaire is: 0-13: minimal depression; 14-19: mild depression; 20-28: moderate depression; 29-63: severe depression \[34, 35\].
* Aged 18-65 years
* Able to understand and read Spanish
* Moderate or mild major depression
* Duration of symptoms longer than 2 weeks
* Access to Internet at home and having an email address.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any psychological treatment during last year
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Carlos III Health Institute

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Javier Garcia Campayo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Javier Garcia Campayo

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Javier García Campayo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Miguel Servet Hospital & University of Zaragoza, Spain

Locations

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Hospital Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Health Science Research Institute, University Balearic Islands

Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

Site Status

Psychiatric Service. Hospital Vall D'Hebrón

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Psychiatric Service. University Hospital Carlos Haya

Málaga, , Spain

Site Status

Valencia University and CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition. Carlos III Health Institute

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

Department of Psychiatry. Miguel Servet University Hospital

Zaragoza, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

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Related Links

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http://www.rediapp.org/

Official website of the Spanish Research Network in Primary Care (Rediapp)

Other Identifiers

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PI10/01083

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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