None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of an evidence-based internet anxiety and depression prevention program for year 9-10 of high school. Currently, evidence-based programs do exist, but are largely not implemented in schools due to implementation (e.g., limited resources and teacher training) and dissemination failure. The aim of developing CRUfAD Schools: Alcohol Module is to overcome such concerns by developing a online intervention which would have the advantage of providing complete, consistent and flexible delivery on every occasion, without demanding excess teacher’s time, resources and training. CRUfAD Schools: Overcoming Anxiety and Combating Depression would also have the potential advantage of being an interactive program which would allow high-risk populations, who often do not seek help, to seek help with relative anonymity and confidentiality.
Interventions
CRUfAD Schools: Overcoming Anxiety and Combating Depression is an online universal prevention program delivered as part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Syllabus for New South Wales.
Participants will receive access to the CRUfADschool’s anxiety and depression course as an internet Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT) program. This iCBT program is based on the efficacy of the CRUfAD Schools model in stress, alcohol and cannabis in three earlier based intervention
CRUfAD Schools: Overcoming Anxiety and Combating Depression is an online universal prevention program delivered as part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Syllabus for New South Wales. Participants will receive access to the CRUfADschool’s anxiety and depression course as an internet Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT) program. This iCBT program is based on the efficacy of the CRUfAD Schools model in stress, alcohol and cannabis in three earlier based interventions (Van Vilet & Andrews, 2009), (Newton, Andrews, Teesson, & Vogl, 2009; Newton, Teesson, Vogl, & Andrews, 2010; Vogl et al., 2009). The Overcoming Anxiety program consist of six lessons and summaries and the Combating Depression program contains seven lessons. Both represent best practice principles used in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety including skill acquisition, psychoeducation, and management of psychological symptoms, cognitive symptoms, behaviour and additional skills specific to each disorder. The program was delivered once a week over a total of six weeks. The lessons run for 40 minutes using blended (online and classroom) teaching techniques. The first is a 15-20 minute online module. Students are instructed to log onto the program and individually undertake the self-directed program. Students complete quizzes and follow a cartoon storyline of teenagers experiencing and solving real life problems with anxiety and depression. As participants progress through each lesson they complete quizzes and a lesson summary activity sheet. The second half of the lesson, students return to a class discussion. Using the downloadable teacher’s manual, teachers are instructed to hand out a set of activities and resources to reinforce the information learnt in the previous lesson. Teachers in the intervention group required minimal training. The control schools received PDHPE classes as usual.
Sponsors
The Clinical Unit of Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Students currently enrolled in year 9-10 of high school (14-16 years old) who provide self and parental consent. Schools: Catholic and Independent high schools.
Exclusion criteria
None
Outcome results
None listed