The Effect of a Brief Online Behavioral Activation Intervention

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of a Brief Online Behavioral Activation Intervention by Activity Type

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05914025
• Other study ID #: 2021-082
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 24, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 18, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Palo Alto University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Depression is a worldwide phenomena that has a severe personal, social and societal impact. One such impact is an over $200 billion worldwide economic cost. While many treatments exist for depression, many individuals may not receive the support that they need for reasons such as stigma, financial restraints, or limited access to therapists. As such, it is important to assess the efficacy of brief online treatments as an alternative to full length, in-person treatments. A series of studies looking at a brief behavioral activation for depression treatment has shown that participants have reported temporarily improved mood, confidence, motivation and reduced depressive symptoms. It is important to test this treatment in multiple groups of people to acquire additional information regarding brief online interventions. This study seeks to collect participants from online social media sources and compare results to historical data that were collected from a prior research study which used Amazon Mechanical Turk as a recruitment source.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 106
• Est. completion date: April 18, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 20, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• United States Resident

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-US resident
• Younger than 18 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Behavioral Activation
Individuals will be provided with information about maladaptive patterns of behavior and how to correct these cycles with activity scheduling to elicit more positive emotional experiences. Participants will be provided with categories/lists of activities and a downloadable calendar after receiving the psychoeducation.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Online Recruitment/Palo Alto University Campus	Palo Alto	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Palo Alto University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression level	Changes in depression score as measured by the PROMIS scale. The PROMIS is scored on a 5-point Likert scale with responses 1 to 5 corresponding to Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Always respectively.	3 days
Primary	Self-reported mood	Changes in mood as measured by a self-reported mood question. This measure is scored on a 9-point Likert scale (1 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive)	3 days
Primary	Daily Enjoyment	Changes in enjoyment as measured by a self-reported question around daily enjoyment. This measure is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all to 9 = Extremely)	At time of original survey
Secondary	Confidence, Motivation, and Usefulness	Changes in confidence, motivation, and usefulness are measured with single self-reported measures for confidence, motivation, and usefulness of the intervention. They are rated on a 9 point Likert scale (1 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive)	3 days