Back to resultsOnline Self-help for Depressed Patients Awaiting Psychotherapy
Primary Purpose
Major Depressive Disorder
Status
Terminated
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Germany
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Online self-help
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Major Depressive Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Major Depressive Disorder
- stable medication
- 18yrs. or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- current psychotherapy
- acute suicidality
- unavailability of internet connection
Sites / Locations
- MVZ Falkenried
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Online self-help
Waiting list alone
Arm Description
Provision of online self-help while waiting for psychotherapy
Waiting for psychotherapy alone
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Depressive Symptomatology
Secondary Outcome Measures
Depressive Symptomatology
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01226238
Brief Title
Online Self-help for Depressed Patients Awaiting Psychotherapy
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Terminated
Study Start Date
October 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2011 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Luebeck
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Patients with major depression who are on a waiting list for psychotherapy usually suffer from considerable symptoms. Online self-help is one potential way to alleviate this suffering. The investigators want to study if patients awaiting psychotherapy benefit from online-self help. The investigators therefore randomly assign patients to either online self-help or no intervention and assess their depressive symptoms on a regular basis. The investigators hypothesize that online self-help will be superior to no intervention in alleviating depressive symptoms in depressed patients awaiting psychotherapy.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Major Depressive Disorder
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
230 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Online self-help
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Provision of online self-help while waiting for psychotherapy
Arm Title
Waiting list alone
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Waiting for psychotherapy alone
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Online self-help
Intervention Description
Provision of online self-help
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Depressive Symptomatology
Time Frame
up to 16 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Depressive Symptomatology
Time Frame
6 weeks, up to 10 months
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Major Depressive Disorder
stable medication
18yrs. or older
Exclusion Criteria:
current psychotherapy
acute suicidality
unavailability of internet connection
Facility Information:
Facility Name
MVZ Falkenried
City
Hamburg
Country
Germany
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
26132688
Citation
Klein JP, Roniger A, Schweiger U, Spath C, Brodbeck J. The association of childhood trauma and personality disorders with chronic depression: A cross-sectional study in depressed outpatients. J Clin Psychiatry. 2015 Jun;76(6):e794-801. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14m09158.
Results Reference
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