Computerised Intervention/Treatment for Adolescent Depression and Low Mood:
NCT ID: NCT02186730
Last Updated: 2020-02-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
48 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-04-03
2016-08-01
Brief Summary
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Depression affects around 2% of adolescents. Antidepressants are not recommended for this age range as a first line treatment because of concerns about their usefulness and side effects. Government guidelines have supported using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is effective and one of the main treatments recommended for depression. It has been suggested that computerised versions of CBT (cCBT) may be effective for treating depression in young people who may prefer this to seeing a therapist face-to-face, but little research exists to date to support this. This study examines the feasibility of running a large scale randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare a promising cCBT program (Stressbusters) with self-help websites for adolescents with low mood and depression (LMD).
Eligible and consenting participants will complete several questionnaires to assess their mood before being randomly assigned to either cCBT (Stressbusters) or equivalent access to selected websites providing self help for LMD. Participants will complete further mood questionnaires 4 and 12 months after treatment completion/withdrawal. We have already recruited 97 individuals to this trial but aim to recruit a further 48 participants to collect further information.
We are also keen to find out whether sending participants text messages before sessions and around follow up periods will increase attendance/completion. Therefore all trial participants will receive text messages from the research team during their participation.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Stressbsuters
Computerised Cognitive Behaviour package consisting of eight 30-45 minute sessions of CBT designed for 12-18 year olds. Each Stressbusters session is an interactive presentation featuring narration synchronised with videos, animations, graphics and printouts.
The programme has a narrator guiding individuals through each of the eight sessions in a linear progression. Each session builds on the knowledge gained in previous sessions and on tasks carried out at home. Sessions contain flexible "add-ons" such as written fact sheets (for example about bullying, sleep problems) which can be printed out and taken away together with home practice related handouts from the programme (for example mood diary sheets). Session topics include getting activated, relapse prevention, challenging negative thoughts and problem solving
Stressbusters
cCBT
Websites
Any individuals randomised to arm 2 of the trial will spend the equivalent time accessing currently available self help websites that provide information about low mood/depression. These four websites will be the same as those used in our initial feasibility study of which, based on our preliminary data, there is evidence for their usefulness.
Websites
Self help websites
Interventions
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Stressbusters
cCBT
Websites
Self help websites
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Low mood/depression
* co-morbid physical illness or co-morbid non-psychotic functional disorders, such as anxiety
Exclusion Criteria
* Postnatally depressed
* Suffering psychotic symptoms
12 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Barry Wright
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
LYPFT
Locations
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Limetrees Child Adolescent and Family Unit
York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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CITADAL
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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