Online vs. Face-to-Face Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Depression -a Randomized Controlled Trial

In male and female adults suffering from depression, is online cognitive behavioural therapy more effective than face-to-face treatment in terms of clinical outcomes and working alliance?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000563965

Enrollment

Registered

2011-06-02

Start date

2009-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study explores depression and the working alliance between client and therapist at the end of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for depression. The participants were randomized to an internet-based treatment group or face-to-face group. Both groups received the same cognitive behavioral therapy over an eight-week timeframe, at the end of which participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory and the Working Alliance Inventory.

Interventions

cognitive behavioural therapy, duration 8 weeks, online setting vs. face-to-face, participants complete two modules per week for 8 weeks. Each module should take about 45 minutes to complete.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Score greater than or equal to 12 on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

Exclusion criteria

current substance abuse or dependence psychotic symptoms high risk of suicide currently receiving treatment illiterate in German

Outcome results