Depression Online: An RCT evaluation of Self-Monitoring versus a Fully Automated online treatment program for people with Depression.

Swinburne University of Technology0 sites200 target enrollmentFebruary 28, 2011

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 28, 2011

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•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.

•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.