Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Self-help Books for Depression

Lead Sponsor:

Utah State University

Conditions:

Mental Health

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression in a bibliotherapy format and assess hypothesized mec...

Detailed Description

The investigators aim to recruit 150 participants for this RCT (50 per treatment condition). This will provided adequate power (0.80) to detect differences between groups of medium effect size (d=0.50...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 or older
  • Enrolled at Utah State University
  • Have not participated in other self-help studies run by the USU CBS Lab
  • Interested in using self-help book for depression
  • Elevated depressive symptoms as determined by scoring a 10 or higher on the depression subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21)

Exclusion

  • Below the age of 18
  • Not a student at Utah State University
  • Have participated in other self-help studies run by the USU CBS Lab
  • Not interested in using self-help book for depression
  • No elevated depressive symptoms as determined by scoring lower than 10 on the depression subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 7 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 15 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03796143

Start Date

January 7 2019

End Date

August 15 2020

Last Update

April 27 2021

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Utah State University

Logan, Utah, United States, 84322

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