The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy and adherence of the digital self-help programme edupression.com.
The edupression.com self-help app is an evidence-based low-level psychosocial intervention, which a can be used as as monotherapy as first-line treatment in mild to moderate depressive patients or as complimentary treatment independent of previous therapy response or depression severity. The two foundations of edupression.com are evidence-based psychoeducation with CBT elements, as well as self-monitoring in the mood chart. Evidence for the efficacy of this approach stems from a large body of literature regarding eHealth (healthcare services provided electronically via the internet) applications in depression.
This study's aim is to investigate edupression.com's capability to improve the illness course directly by reducing depressive symptoms (primary objective) and indirectly by fostering illness perception and daily functioning. The reduction of relapse risk and other preventive effects expected from other studies are beyond the time frame of this study. Beyond the evaluation of edupression.com, this study could elucidate the general role of psychoeducation and mood tracking in online mental health to improve depression symptoms and adherence.
Objectives: The primary objective is to test the clinical efficacy (at least 50% symptom reduction over a 3-month period) of edupression.com in mild to moderate unipolar depressed patients.
Study Design: The study design of this clinical trial is consistent with a monocentric, prospective, longitudinal, randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients, currently diagnosed with a mild to moderate major depressive episode (MDE) will be invited to use the digital self-help programme.
Following the inclusion procedure, patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to two different treatment arms (A vs. B). Participants of the intervention arm will get full access to the edupression.com website, while participants of the control arm will get access to a control version of edupression.com limited to medically useful tips, that have not been shown to be effective in improving depressive symptoms in randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
| Condition | Depressive; Episode, Major, Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Current Episode Moderate, Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Current Episode Mild, Depressive; Episode, Major, Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Current Episode Moderate, Recurrent Depressive Disorder, Current Episode Mild |
|---|---|
| Treatment | surveys, edupression.com®, Health tips, Popular psychological interventions |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04839822 |
| Sponsor | Medical University of Vienna |
| Last Modified on | 29 May 2022 |
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