The Effect of a Brief Online Behavioral Activation Intervention

NCT05914025 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021-082
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Depression is a worldwide phenomena that has a severe personal, social and societal impact. One such impact is an over $200 billion worldwide economic cost. While many treatments exist for depression, many individuals may not receive the support that they need for reasons such as stigma, financial restraints, or limited access to therapists. As such, it is important to assess the efficacy of brief online treatments as an alternative to full length, in-person treatments. A series of studies looking at a brief behavioral activation for depression treatment has shown that participants have reported temporarily improved mood, confidence, motivation and reduced depressive symptoms. It is important to test this treatment in multiple groups of people to acquire additional information regarding brief online interventions. This study seeks to collect participants from online social media sources and compare results to historical data that were collected from a prior research study which used Amazon Mechanical Turk as a recruitment source.

Conditions

Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Depression level

  Changes in depression score as measured by the PROMIS scale. The PROMIS is scored on a 5-point Likert scale with responses 1 to 5 corresponding to Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Always respectively.

  3 days

• Self-reported mood

  Changes in mood as measured by a self-reported mood question. This measure is scored on a 9-point Likert scale (1 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive)

  3 days

• Daily Enjoyment

  Changes in enjoyment as measured by a self-reported question around daily enjoyment. This measure is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all to 9 = Extremely)

  At time of original survey

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Confidence, Motivation, and Usefulness

  3 days

Study Arms (1)

Behavioral Activation Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

All individuals enrolled in the study will be assigned to this arm and will receive a brief behavioral activation psychoeducation module among other self-report assessments.

Behavioral: Behavioral Activation

Interventions

Behavioral Activation BEHAVIORAL

Individuals will be provided with information about maladaptive patterns of behavior and how to correct these cycles with activity scheduling to elicit more positive emotional experiences. Participants will be provided with categories/lists of activities and a downloadable calendar after receiving the psychoeducation.

Behavioral Activation Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• United States Resident

You may not qualify if:

• Non-US resident
• Younger than 18 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Palo Alto University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Online Recruitment/Palo Alto University Campus

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2022
• First Posted: June 22, 2023
• Study Start: January 24, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 20, 2023
• Study Completion: April 18, 2023
• Last Updated: June 22, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)