European Comparative Effectiveness Research on Internet-based Depression Treatment in Poland (E-COMPARED)
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression focused on measuring Depression, Blended Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internet intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for MDD as confirmed by the telephone administered MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview version 5.0 and a score a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9 screening questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current high risk for suicide according to the MINI Interview section C
- Serious psychiatric co-morbidity: substance dependence, bipolar affective disorder, psychotic illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, as established at the MINI interview
- Currently receiving psychological treatment for depression in primary or specialised mental health care
- Being unable to comprehend the spoken and written Polish
- Not having access to a PC and fast Internet connection (i.e. broadband or comparable).
- Not having a Smart phone that is compatible with the mobile component of the intervention that is offered or not willing to carry a Smartphone if one is provided with one by the research team for the study duration.
Sites / Locations
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Blended CBT
Treatment as usual
Internet based blended depression treatment combines individual face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with CBT delivered through an Internet based treatment platform with mobile phone components. The core components of the CBT treatment are: (1) psycho-education, (2) cognitive restructuring, (3) behavioural activation, and (4) relapse prevention. These will be delivered over 13 sessions (6 online and 7 face-to-face, session sequence - alternate, online platform - Moodbuster).
Treatment as usual (TAU) will be defined as the routine care CBT that subjects receive when they are diagnosed with depression in the setting of recruitment. We will not interfere with treatment as usual but we will monitor carefully which health care services are utilized by usual care patients using patient records and through self-report (including TIC-P measurements).