Promotion of Self-help Strategies for Depression

Depression Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of health promotion emails for depression. It is hypothesised that emails containing self-help advice will improve depression symptoms more than emails containing information about depression.

Clinical Trial Description

Depression symptoms are commonly experienced and disrupt day-to-day life. Increasing depression literacy and the use of effective self-help methods could improve depression across the community. The internet is an ideal promotional medium for health messages, because it is often used to search for information about mental health issues, and health messages can be widely disseminated at little cost. An email campaign could be a low-cost approach to improving self-help behavior and knowledge about depression in adults with depression symptoms. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

• NCT number: NCT01399502
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: November 2011
• Completion date: December 2012