Web-based Intervention for the Prevention of Depression in Medical Interns

Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention vs. Attention Control for the Prevention of Depression in Medical Interns: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000628044

Acronym

N/A

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-08-02

Start date

2009-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The point prevalence of depression among medical trainees increases from 4% pre-internship to 26% during the intern year and very few physicians seek mental health treatment due to barriers-to-care unique to this population (Sen, 2010; Guille, 2010). The purpose of the study is to overcome key obstacles to care with an intervention aimed at reducing the high incidence of depression among medical interns. We hypothesize that interns randomly assigned to the intervention will be less likely, compared to those not assigned to the intervention, to become depressed over the course of intern year.

Interventions

Web-based self help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program- includes 4 modules. Participants complete 1 module per week prior to intern year, then revisit the web-site at 4 time points during intern year. Modules provide education about CBT and CBT tools to employ for the prevention of depression

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Graduating 4th year medical student, starting internship.

Exclusion criteria

Non-interns

Outcome results