NCT02112266

Brief Summary

One Aim of the current study is to better understand why some patients suffering from depression do not seek professional help by doctors but in the internet. Furthermore patients with depression will receive Online Therapy for depression. Aim of this part of the study is to investigate whether quality of life changes accordingly to improvement of symptoms after online therapy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
272

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2014

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 4, 2014

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 11, 2014

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

May 10, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

April 4, 2014

Last Update Submit

May 9, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

depressiononline therapycognitive behavioural therapyquality of lifealexithymiatherapy expectation and satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change of Quality of life

    WHOQol brev - WHO quality of life questionnaire short form

    at screening, post treatment (3 months) and follow-up (6 months after post)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • change of Sleep quality

    screening, post treatment (3 months), follow-up(6 months after post)

  • change of severity of depression

    3 time points screening, + 3 months + 6 months

Other Outcomes (6)

  • change of therapy expectation during online-therapy

    3 time points screening + 3 months + 6 months

  • alexithymia

    screening

  • satisfaction with current and former therapies and influence on decision for online therapy

    screening

  • +3 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

no mail support

OTHER

no mail support during follow-up

Other: no mail support

mail support

OTHER
Other: Mail support

Interventions

between post treatment and follow up two groups: one with unspecific mail support every 2 weeks one without

mail support

follow-up without mail support

no mail support

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • German language
  • depression at least slight according BDI (Beck depression inventory) and at least 2 weeks

You may not qualify if:

  • severe depression according BDI
  • suicidal ideation
  • alcohol or drug dependency
  • history of psychotic symptoms
  • history of bipolar disorder or previous mania
  • current in-patient care or semi-residential treatment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Zurich - only online recruitment

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DepressionAffective SymptomsPersonal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • S Weidt, MD

    USZ, UZH

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 4, 2014

First Posted

April 11, 2014

Study Start

April 1, 2014

Primary Completion

March 1, 2016

Study Completion

March 1, 2016

Last Updated

May 10, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Locations