A randomised controlled trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of Internet-based interventions for depression in a telephone counselling setting

Completed

Conditions: Depression and anxiety
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Other anxiety disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN93903959

Lead Sponsor: The Australian National University (Australia)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Callers to a national telephone counselling service who:
1. Are aged 18 years or older, both men and women
2. Consent to participate
3. Are English-speaking
4. Have access to the Internet at least once a week
5. Obtain a score of 22 or above on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10)

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who:
1. Report a history of schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar disorder
2. Are currently receiving cognitive behavioural therapy
3. Have a reading impairment

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following will be assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 and 12 months post-intervention:<br>1. Depression, as measured by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale <br>2. Anxiety, as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following will be assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 and 12 months post-intervention: <br>1. Dysfunctional thoughts (Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire) <br>2. Personal stigma, assessed by a scale developed by the researchers of this study<br>3. Beliefs about the Internet, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study<br>4. Mental health literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study<br>5. Help-seeking, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study<br>6. Depression literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study<br>7. Cognitive behaviour therapy literacy, assessed by the items developed by the researchers of this study<br>8. Alcohol use, measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test <br>9. Quality of life, assessed by the European Health Interview Survey 8 (EUROHIS-8) <br>10. Suicidal ideation, assessed using four items from the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28)