Promotion of Self-help Strategies for Depression

Depression Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01399502
• Other study ID #: 0931313
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: July 19, 2011
• Last updated: December 9, 2013
• Start date: November 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2012

Study information

• Verified date: December 2013
• Source: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council
• Study type: Interventional

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1736
• Est. completion date: December 2012
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Access to the internet at least once per week

• Resident of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, USA

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mood Memo emails
Participants will receive 12 emails over 6 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Australia	Orygen Youth Health Research Centre	Parkville	Victoria

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre	National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia, Sidney Myer Fund, University of Melbourne

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Australia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression symptom score on PHQ-9 at post-intervention		6-weeks post baseline	No
Primary	Depression symptom score on PHQ-9 at 6-month follow-up		6-months post end-of-intervention	No
Secondary	Psychological distress on K10 at post-intervention		6-weeks post baseline	No
Secondary	Psychological functioning on Work and Social Adjustment Scale at post-intervention		6-weeks post baseline	No
Secondary	Psychological functioning on Work and Social Adjustment Scale at 6-month follow-up		6-months post end-of-intervention	No
Secondary	Psychological distress on K10 at 6-month follow-up		6-months post end-of-intervention	No