Evaluation of electronic program to help people self-monitor and self-manage of mild to moderate mental health problems

Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate the effect on mental health of a self-monitoring and self-management program delivered by mobile phone and computer for people with mild to moderate depression, anxiety or stress compared against an attention control program, and a waitlist control.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000625077

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2010-07-30

Start date

2010-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project aims to investigate whether a monitoring and self-help program delivered by mobile phone and computers can help people to manage their stress, anxiety or depression. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a full interactive self-help program, which will include access to real-time self-monitoring with prompts and brief online modules grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; or a cut-down version of the program where participants will receive motivational messages and minimal information about depression, anxiety and stress as a control condition; or to a waitlist control. We predict those using the full myCompass program will report reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress after the 6 week program and at 18 weeks follow-up.

Interventions

Participants receiving the intervention will use an electronic self-monitoring and self-management program for 6 weeks, accessed via their mobile phone and computer. The program consists of real time monitoring of symptoms with sms prompts, therapeutic modules, fact sheets, tips, motivational messages and a journal.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants must: 1.) have a current episode of mild to moderate depression, anxiety or stress 2.) own a mobile phone and have access to a computer and the internet 3.) have a current, valid email address 4.) live in Australia 5.) be able to read and write English 6.) agree to use the program for 6 weeks and to complete questionnaires on 3 occasions

Exclusion criteria

1.) severe anxiety, stress or depression 2.) suicidal ideation 3.) psychosis

Outcome results