Self-help Lifestyle Medicine for Depression and Anxiety

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-15

Study Completion Date

2020-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study will examine the effects of smartphone-based lifestyle medicine (LM) for alleviating depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese population. Since a range of lifestyle factors are involved in the pathogenesis and progression of depression and anxiety, modifying different lifestyle factors simultaneously, for example, diet, exercise, stress and sleep which are empirically supported by previous reviews, may be effective to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine concepts will be integrated into the app to increase the acceptability towards mental health treatment. Through this study, we aim to promote evidence-based patient care and to improve help-seeking and access to evidence-based interventions for depression and anxiety.

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Detailed Description

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This study will be a randomized controlled trial on the effects of a culturally adapted self-help smartphone-based lifestyle medicine for reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese population. Prior to all study procedures, eligible participants will be required to complete an online informed consent (with telephone support). With an estimation of 30% withdrawal, around 124 eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either smartphone-based lifestyle medicine (LM group) or the waitlist control group (WL group) in a ratio of 1:1.

Conditions

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Depression, Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Lifestyle Medicine Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lifestyle Medicine

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle intervention with components including physical activity, diet, relaxation/mindfulness, sleep and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Waitlist Control Group

Participants in the waitlist control group will receive the intervention after the immediate post-treatment assessment

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle intervention with components including physical activity, diet, relaxation/mindfulness, sleep and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hong Kong residents
* Aged ≥ 18 years
* Have a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score ≥ 10 or Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7) ≥ 8
* Able to read Chinese and type in Chinese or English
* Have an Internet-enabled mobile device (iOS or Android operating system)
* Are willing to provide informed consent and comply with the trial protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Current involvement in psychotherapy or unstable medication for depression and/or anxiety
* Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Item 9 score of at least 2 indicating a current moderate suicidal risk that requires active crisis management (referral information to professional services will be provided to those with serious suicidal risk)
* Are having unsafe conditions and are not recommended for physical activity or a change in diet by physicians
* Having major psychiatric, medical or neurocognitive disorders that make participation infeasible or interfere with the adherence to the lifestyle modification

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No