Evaluation of Online Video Counselling
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 400
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Group x Time Interaction for overall mental health as measured by the K10 from baseline to 16-week follow up
研究概览
简要总结
The objective of the study is to establish whether online video counselling is at least equally acceptable and equally as effective to clients and clinicians of the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) as in-person counselling. If this is confirmed by the evaluation then online video counselling can be made more widely available to support the veteran and ex-service community, especially for those who may otherwise be unable to attend therapy and for clients who would prefer such web-based services over in-person sessions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Currently residing in Australia
- •Eligible to receive support from the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS)
- •Aged between 18 and 65
- •Home access to broadband internet
- •Own a device (e.g., computer, laptop, or tablet) that has a webcam and can support videoconferencing
- •Be able to reasonably travel to a VVCS centre to access counselling
- •Referred for one-to-one counselling or therapy
- •Be willing and able to receive either modality of treatment (i.e., online or in-person counselling).
排除标准
- •Not currently residing in Australia
- •Not eligible to receive support from VVCS
- •Significant current risk issues or levels of acute distress requiring crisis management
- •Current serving member of the Australian Defence Force with a high security clearance (above Baseline Vetting)
- •Referred for couple or family counselling.
- •Have received a psychiatric diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
研究组 & 干预措施
Traditional in-person
Participants randomised to this arm will receive traditional in-person counselling (i.e., treatment will be conducted with the client and clinician occupying the same physical location/room)
干预措施: Traditional in-person counselling (Behavioral)
Online counselling
Participants randomised to this arm will receive treatment from a clinician via videoconferencing (i.e., communication between the client and clinician will occur via webcam)
干预措施: Online video-based counselling (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Group x Time Interaction for overall mental health as measured by the K10 from baseline to 16-week follow up
时间窗: Baseline, 8-week follow-up, 16-week follow-up
0 to 16 week difference in K10 scores in group x time interaction. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) (Kessler et al., 2002) is a 10-item questionnaire intended to yield a global measure of distress based on questions about anxiety and depressive symptoms that a person has experienced in the most recent 4-week period.
次要结局
- Group x Time Interaction for Quality of Life from baseline to 16-week follow up(Baseline, 8-week follow-up, 16-week follow-up (only administered to participants completing the survey online))
- Client and Clinician Experiences(Up to 6 months post-treatment)
- Client Satisfaction(8-week follow up)
- Therapeutic (or Working) Alliance(8-week follow up)
- Group x Time Interaction for the Outcome Rating Scale from baseline to 16-week follow up(Baseline, 8-week follow-up, 16-week follow-up)