The Chronic Conditions Course: A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Online Treatment Program for Adults with Chronic Health Conditions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Various chronic health conditions / diseases; Mental Health - Depression; Various mental health conditions; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001214426
• Lead Sponsor: Blake Dear

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-01
• Study Completion: 2020-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 707

Inclusion Criteria

(a) Confirmed diagnosis of a chronic physical health condition;
(b) Self-report that the condition is affecting their emotional wellbeing and quality of life
(c) Aged 18 years or older;
(d) Living in Australia;

Exclusion Criteria

(a) Very severe depression (i.e., indicated by a score > 24 on the PHQ-9)
(b) Acutely suicidal or recent history of attempted suicide (i.e., last 12 months)
(c) Not being under the medical management of a doctor for their chronic health condition.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 12-Item (WHODAS-12). This is a measure that assesses health and disability, which is applicable to a variety of disability domains, including neurological, mental, and chronic physical conditions. [Application, pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months post-treatment, 12-months post-treatment];Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item (PHQ9), which is a measure of depression.[Application, pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months post-treatment, 12-months post-treatment];Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD7), which is a measure of anxiety.[Application, pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months post-treatment, 12-months post-treatment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), which is a measure of life satisfaction.[pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months post-treatment, 12-months post-treatment];EQ-5D-5L, which measures health outcome and is used for cost-effectiveness analysis.[Application, pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months post-treatment, 12-months post-treatment];Service use questionnaire, measures health service utilisation [Pre-treatment, post-treatment,3 month post-treatment, 12 months post-treatment. ];Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSQ), which is a purpose built measure to assess the acceptability of online treatment Courses and to measure participants’ satisfaction with treatment. [Post-treatment]