MyCompass in a Swedish Context - an Automated Self-help Intervention Targeting Mental Health Problems
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Brief Summary
The study present findings from the implementation of myCompass, a fully automated self-help intervention of Australian origin for mild to moderate anxiety and depression, in a Swedish context. The study also investigates the usage of a specially designed research platform aimed at handling informed consent and online surveys.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Dec 2015
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 3, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 6, 2018
CompletedSeptember 9, 2021
September 1, 2021
1.1 years
September 3, 2018
September 1, 2021
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Self-report measure on depressive symptoms. Nine items, each of which is scored 0 to 3, providing a 0 to 27 severity score, where a higher score indicates more severe depression. Scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate, moderate to severe and severe depression, respectively. For the purpose of this study, participants with a score between 5-20 were included.
2 weeks
Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7)
Self-report measure on anxiety symptoms. Seven items with score 0-21, a higher score indicating more severe anxiety. Cutoffs: Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. For the purpose of this study, participants with a score between 5-15 were included.
2 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Intervention group
EXPERIMENTALThe intervention group receives the MyCompass intervention, an automated self-help intervention for mild to moderate mental ill-health.
Comparison group
PLACEBO COMPARATORThe control group receives a brief email each week, describing the most common mental health issues.
Interventions
Self-help tools to change behaviours in various different domains including sleep deprivation, anxiety and depression.
An email containing a brief text on general tips regarding mental health was sent out once a week.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Swedish resident
- Valid e-mail address
- years old or older
- PHQ-9 score of 5-20
- GAD-7 score of 5-15
You may not qualify if:
- suicidal thoughts
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Nilsson A, Sorman K, Klingvall J, Ovelius E, Lundberg J, Hellner C. MyCompass in a Swedish context - lessons learned from the transfer of a self-guided intervention targeting mental health problems. BMC Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 31;19(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2039-1.
PMID: 30704424DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 3, 2018
First Posted
September 6, 2018
Study Start
December 1, 2015
Primary Completion
January 1, 2017
Study Completion
January 1, 2017
Last Updated
September 9, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-09