Promotion of Self-help Strategies for Depression

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Depressive Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT01399502
• Lead Sponsor: Orygen

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of health promotion emails for depression. It is hypothesised that emails containing self-help advice will improve depression symptoms more than emails containing information about depression.

Detailed Description

Depression symptoms are commonly experienced and disrupt day-to-day life. Increasing depression literacy and the use of effective self-help methods could improve depression across the community. The internet is an ideal promotional medium for health messages, because it is often used to search for information about mental health issues, and health messages can be widely disseminated at little cost. An email campaign could be a low-cost approach to improving self-help behavior and knowledge about depression in adults with depression symptoms.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-20
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-21
• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1736

Inclusion Criteria

• Access to the internet at least once per week
• Resident of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, USA

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression symptom score on PHQ-9 at post-intervention	6-weeks post baseline
Depression symptom score on PHQ-9 at 6-month follow-up	6-months post end-of-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological functioning on Work and Social Adjustment Scale at post-intervention	6-weeks post baseline
Psychological distress on K10 at post-intervention	6-weeks post baseline
Psychological functioning on Work and Social Adjustment Scale at 6-month follow-up	6-months post end-of-intervention
Psychological distress on K10 at 6-month follow-up	6-months post end-of-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Orygen Youth Health Research Centre; 🇦🇺 Parkville, Victoria, Australia