Beating the Blues.
Suspended
- Conditions
- (Sub)clinical depression, anxiety symptoms
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22545
- Lead Sponsor
- InterhealthGrotekerksplein 43311 CC DordrechtT: 0880104300www.interhealth.nl
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 374
Inclusion Criteria
All clients of Mentaal Beter in the age range of 18 to 65 with a score between 14 and 28 on the BDI-II-NL (Van der Does, 2002) will be asked to participate in the study. The minimal duration of the depressive complaints needs to be at least two months. The participants also need to be native Dutch speakers and to have access to internet and e-mail at home.
Exclusion Criteria
These participants will only be asked to participate in the study when they receive no other psychological treatment for their depressive complaints. Furthermore, the presence of suicide ideation, severe co-morbid diagnoses (in particular current psychosis and organic mental disorders) and substance abuse are not allowed.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study parameter is the presence/ severity of depressive symptoms as measured with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II-NL). Other clinical and economic questionnaires (CORE-34, PHQ-9, BADS, DAS, WSAS, EQ-5D/VAS, TiC-P) will be used to back up the main study parameter. More specifically, they will be used to answer the research questions about (cost) effectiveness.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary study parameters are:<br /><br>1. Client acceptability ratings, as measured with the AQ (long and short versions);<br /><br>2. Presence/ severity of anxiety symptoms, as measured with the anxiety subscale of the CORE-34 and with the GAD-7. <br><br /><br /><br>Age, sex, social economic status and ethnical background will be used as prognostic factors.