A randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of a clinician-guided internet delivered intervention for repetitive negative thinking versus internet-delivered intervention without clinician guidance versus waitlist control.

niversity of New South Wales0 sites137 target enrollmentSeptember 25, 2020

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 25, 2020

End Date

September 8, 2021

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•\* Score above 27 on Repetitive Negative Thinking Questionnaire.
•\* Australian resident status
•\* At least 18 years of age
•\* Access to a computer, printer, and the internet
•\* If taking medication, must have been taking the same dose for at least 2 months and not intend to change that dose during the course of the program.
•\* Prepared to provide name, phone number, and address, and to provide the name and phone number of a local general practitioner.
•\* Willing to provide informed consent.

•\- Currently experiencing severe depression symptoms (score of 23 or above on the PHQ\-9\).
•\- Regularly using illicit drugs or regularly consuming more than three standard drinks per day
•\- Current regular use of benzodiazepines
•\- Current use of atypical anti\-psychotics
•\- Currently experiencing a psychotic mental illness or bipolar disorder
•\- Completed an online program for depression and/or anxiety in the past year
•\- Currently suicidal and/or severe symptoms of suicidal ideation (defined as responding 3 to the PHQ\-9 question 9 item that assesses the frequency of suicidal ideation over the past fortnight).
•\-Those scoring 1 or 2 on the Patient Health Questionnaire\-9 Item (PHQ\-9\) item 9 will require risk assessment with the responsible clinician before being admitted into the study.