A randomised controlled trial of an internet-based depression treatment program: Depression Online

Not Applicable

• Conditions: The effect of an online intervention study on depression; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000215921
• Lead Sponsor: Swinburne University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are eligible to participate in the study if they experience depressive symptoms or a depressive
disorder. In this sense mental illness is strictly defined as those participants identified by the e-PASS
assment tool as experiencing depressive phenomenon. The e-PASS assessment tool will provide
participants with details as to the type and severity of their psychological symptoms or disorders and provide
appropriate recommendations for addressing their problem/s. It will also help determine whether participants
meet eligibility for the Depression Online (DO) program.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if the e-PASS program finds that they do not experience depressive symptoms
(no depression diagnosis – clinical or subclinical) or they experience any of the following disorders as
primary or conditions: (a) a concurrent medical condition that is contributing to their depression (b) an
organic or psychotic problem (c) a primary substance abuse disorder (d) an eating disorder or (e) a bipolar
disorder. If consumers are unable to complete the required online depression-specific assessment measures
and/or are unable consent to the treatment protocol they will also be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified