Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for Hong Kong People With Depression

Depression Clinical Trial

— CANDO  

Official title:

Development of an Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program to Reduce Depressive Symptoms for Hong Kong People With Depression

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04388800
• Other study ID #: ITB/FBL/5002/18/P
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Hong Kong Baptist University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate online cognitive behavioral intervention program-- with therapist guidance -- for Hong Kong Chinese adults suffering from major depressive disorder with mild to moderate depressive symptoms, and examine the effectiveness of this program in reducing their depressive symptoms and improving their mental health. The 3- and 6-month maintenance effect after 3 months and 6 months will also be tested.

Description:

Previous studies have demonstrated that online cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce depressive symptoms and improve mental health for people with depression. This project will develop an online cognitive behavioral intervention program (including both an online platform and a smartphone application) for Hong Kong people with depression. Blended mode will be delivered service, which include 8-week online program, 2 face-to-face sessions and 2 telephone follow-ups by a clinical psychologist. The program will be evaluated in its effectiveness in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms, psychological distress, negative thoughts and negative emotions and increasing positive thoughts and positive emotions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 402
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hong Kong resident
• Has mild to moderate depressive symptoms
• No suicidal risk in the past 3 months
• Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement
• Has access to a computer/smartphone with internet access
• Has a valid email address

Exclusion criteria:

• Has severe or no depressive symptoms
• Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months
• Currently receiving other psychological treatment
• Suffer from severe psychiatric conditions, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
• Has no computer or smartphone with internet access
• Has no valid email address

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• Confront and Navigate Depression Online (CANDO)
This study adopts a blended mode of service delivery, which included both online and offline intervention. The online intervention includes 8 weekly online model, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration video, exercise, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment, session review and online booking system. The offline intervention includes two face-to-face sessions and two telephone follow-ups.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Jiayan Pan	Hong Kong

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hong Kong Baptist University	Caritas Wellness Link - Tsuen Wan, Dr. Chiu Siu Ning, Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living, Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong, Stockholm University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)	21-item rating scale for depressive symptoms	6 months
Primary	Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)	9-item rating scale for depressive symptoms.	6 months
Secondary	General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)	12 item rating scale for psychological distress.	6 months
Secondary	Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)	21-item rating scale for symptoms of anxiety.	6 months
Secondary	Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)	20-item rating scale for automatic thoughts.	6 months
Secondary	Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)	20-item rating scale for positive and negative emotions of Chinese-speaking people.	6 months
Secondary	Negative effects Questionnaire (NEQ) (administered at post-test only)	20-item rating scale for negative effects caused by psychological treatment	6 months