A randomised controlled trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of Internet-based interventions for depression in a telephone counselling setting
ISRCTN | ISRCTN93903959 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN93903959 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 10/04/2008
- Registration date
- 22/04/2008
- Last edited
- 19/09/2012
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Helen Christensen
Scientific
Scientific
Centre for Mental Health Research
Building 63
Eggleston Road
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT
0200
Australia
helen.christensen@anu.edu.au |
Study information
Study design | Stratified, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial. 2 x 2 factorial design. |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | The aim of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of Internet-based tools (MoodGYM [http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au] and BluePages [http://www.bluepages.anu.edu.au]) in the treatment of depression and anxiety among callers to a large, national telephone counselling centre. This project will use a randomised controlled trial to assess 1) whether self-administered online cognitive behaviour therapy and psychoeducation are effective in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety and 2) whether regular contact from a telephone counsellor optimises the effectiveness of these programs. |
Ethics approval(s) | Australian National University Human Ethics Committee. Date of approval: 14/03/2007 (ref: 2007/12) |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Depression and anxiety |
Intervention | The participants will be randomly allocated to the following four arms: Arm 1: MoodGYM, an evidence based depression prevention website based on cognitive behavioural therapy, and BluePages, a website providing evidenced based information on depression. Arm 2: MoodGYM and BluePages plus weekly telephone contact from a support person. Arm 3: Attention control condition, in which participants receive weekly telephone contact from a support person to discuss factors associated with depression. Arm 4: "Treatment as usual" control condition, in which participants access telephone counselling as usual. Duration of interventions: 6 weeks |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | The following will be assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 and 12 months post-intervention: 1. Depression, as measured by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 2. Anxiety, as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales |
Secondary outcome measures | The following will be assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 and 12 months post-intervention: 1. Dysfunctional thoughts (Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire) 2. Personal stigma, assessed by a scale developed by the researchers of this study 3. Beliefs about the Internet, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study 4. Mental health literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study 5. Help-seeking, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study 6. Depression literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study 7. Cognitive behaviour therapy literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study 8. Alcohol use, measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test 9. Quality of life, assessed by the European Health Interview Survey 8 (EUROHIS-8) 10. Suicidal ideation, assessed using four items from the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) |
Overall study start date | 01/07/2007 |
Completion date | 31/12/2008 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 400 |
Key inclusion criteria | Callers to a national telephone counselling service who: 1. Are aged 18 years or older, both men and women 2. Consent to participate 3. Are English-speaking 4. Have access to the Internet at least once a week 5. Obtain a score of 22 or above on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) |
Key exclusion criteria | Individuals who: 1. Report a history of schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar disorder 2. Are currently receiving cognitive behavioural therapy 3. Have a reading impairment |
Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2007 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
Centre for Mental Health Research
Canberra, ACT
0200
Australia
0200
Australia
Sponsor information
The Australian National University (Australia)
University/education
University/education
Centre for Mental Health Research
Building 63
Eggleston Road
Canberra, ACT
0200
Australia
Website | http://www.anu.edu.au |
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https://ror.org/019wvm592 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant (ref: LP0667970)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Other publications | evaluation of recruitment challenges | 01/12/2010 | Yes | No | |
Other publications | effectiveness of internet-based interventions | 01/12/2011 | Yes | No | |
Results article | secondary outcomes results | 27/06/2012 | Yes | No |