Messaging Therapy for Depression and Anxiety: A Longitudinal Effectiveness Study

NCT03699488 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12,980
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Therapies delivered via technology have been developed to improve accessibility, however, there is limited research regarding messaging therapy in particular, and none that we know of utilizing a longitudinal effectiveness design. The aim of this study was to investigate the overall effectiveness of messaging therapy, identify any contributors to its effectiveness, and to evaluate a dosage effect for this type of treatment.

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms; Anxiety Disorders

Keywords

technology; messaging psychotherapy; depression; anxiety; telehealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change from Baseline in Depressive symptoms on the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9

  Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) is a measure of depression symptoms. It has 9 items, with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 27, with higher scores indicating more symptoms and distress. Decreasing scores indicate better outcome. All items are summed to give the summary score.

  Up to 52 weeks

• Change from Baseline in Anxiety symptoms on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7

  Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) is a measure of anxiety symptoms. It has 7 items, with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 21, with higher scores indicating more symptoms and distress. Decreasing scores indicate better outcome. All items are summed to give the summary score.

  Up to 52 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Mean number of words sent from patient to therapist

  Up to 52 weeks

• Mean number of words sent from therapist to patient

  Up to 52 weeks

Interventions

psychotherapy via asynchronous message BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral psychotherapy delivered by asynchronous message using the Talkspace application

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals seeking psychotherapy services through digitally-mediated application who present with and are diagnosed with a depression and/or anxiety related disorder.

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed Depression and/or Anxiety Disorder

You may not qualify if:

• Any psychosis related symptoms or disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Talkspace: lead
• Columbia University: collaborator
• New York University: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Hull TD, Malgaroli M, Connolly PS, Feuerstein S, Simon NM. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 12;20(1):297. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02721-x.

  PMID: 32532225 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Matteo Malgaroli, PhD

  New York University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 5, 2018
• First Posted: October 9, 2018
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2018
• Study Completion: February 1, 2018
• Last Updated: February 6, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP
• Time Frame: Data is available from October 10, 2018 to October 10, 2019