Evaluate the Usefulness of Mental Health e-Learning

NCT ID: NCT06393322

Last Updated: 2025-07-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 125 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-08-06
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-30

Brief Summary

In this proposal, the investigators plan to study the impact of In this proposal, we plan to study the impact of e-learning on mental health literacy and stigma related to anxiety and depression. Participants will be randomized to one of four groups - Depression e-Learning A, Depression e-Learning B, Anxiety e-Learning A, and Anxiety e-Learning B. All participants will be given access to all e-learning at the conclusion of the study.

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Depression e-Learning A

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Depression e-Learning A

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in Depression e-Learning A will be provided e-learning about depression, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression; 2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Anxiety e-Learning A

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety e-Learning A

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in Anxiety e-Learning A will be provided e-learning about anxiety, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on anxiety;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Depression e-Learning B

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Depression e-Learning B

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in Depression e-Learning B will be provided e-learning about depression, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression; 2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Anxiety e-Learning B

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety e-Learning B

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants in Anxiety e-Learning B will be provided e-learning about anxiety, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on anxiety;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Interventions

Depression e-Learning A

Participants in Depression e-Learning A will be provided e-learning about depression, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression; 2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Depression e-Learning B

Participants in Depression e-Learning B will be provided e-learning about depression, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on depression; 2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Anxiety e-Learning A

Participants in Anxiety e-Learning A will be provided e-learning about anxiety, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on anxiety;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Anxiety e-Learning B

Participants in Anxiety e-Learning B will be provided e-learning about anxiety, consisting of following components:

1. One multimedia e-learning lesson on anxiety;

2. A series of 4 'micro-learning' emails (2 emails/week) with small segments of content to reinforce the material from the lesson.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Live in Canada
• 45 years of age and over
• Good command of the English language
• Access to email and high speed internet
• Comfortable using email and internet

Exclusion Criteria

• Lives outside of Canada
• Not 45 years of age or over
• Does not speak English,
• Does not have access to email or high speed internet
• Is not comfortable using email of internet

• Minimum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Countries

Canada

Other Identifiers

Levinson_AFP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id