Status:
COMPLETED
A Pilot Investigation of Clinician-guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depressed Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Conditions:
Depressive Symptoms
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to explore the efficacy and acceptability of a clinician-guided internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) programme for patients with depression, in Singapore.
Detailed Description
All outpatients, from the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, who are diagnosed with a primary diagosis of mild to moderate depression and were referred to the Psychology Department for therapy wer...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 21 to 65 years old
- Not currently seeing a therapist for any form of invidual or group therapy
- Diagnosed with a primary diagnosis of depression by IMH psychiatrist
- A total score of above 9 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001), indicating at least mild symptoms
- If using medication for depression then on a stable dose for at least 1 month,
- Provides informed consent
- Able to read and speak at least Primary 6 level English
- Adequate IT skills to operate iCBT programme
Exclusion
- Severe depression (i.e. score = 23 on PHQ-9)
- Strong suicidal ideation (i.e. score \> 2 on Question 9 of the PHQ-9)
- Current active suicidal intention or plan
- Presenting problem is not depression
- Does not meet the minimum English language requirements stated above
- Participants who are concurrently attending other forms of group/individual psychotherapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 9 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 16 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04100785
Start Date
August 9 2015
End Date
July 16 2017
Last Update
September 24 2019
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