Depressive Symptoms (Children and Adolescents)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group:Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (DCBT). An 8-week program with three online structured sessions per week, one lasting about 20 minutes and one lasting about 40 minutes. Core CB
Active Control Group:An eight-week program featuring three online push notifications per week delivering standardized educational materials. One session takes approximately 40 minutes to complete, and
Sponsors
Beijing Normal University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 10-18 years; 2. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score = 5; 3. Participants have access to mobile devices and the internet; 4. Participants have sufficient audio-visual ability to complete the project; 5. Willing to participate and provide informed consent signed by the participant and at least one parent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (e.g., depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorder, OCD); 2. Severe brain/ somatic diseases or life-threatening conditions; 3. Currently receiving any antidepressant treatment (medication, physical therapy); 4. Received psychotherapy within the past 6 months; 5. History of substance/drug abuse; 6. Known inability to complete follow-up within 5 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| depressive symptoms; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anxiety symptoms;quality of life;Psychological resilience;Brief COPE Scale;Implicit Theories Measures;Stress Mindset Measure;Implementation outcome indicators;RSES;WHO-5;UCLA-3 Loneliness Scale;ISI-3;Need Satisfaction Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaoyi Hu
Beijing Normal University (Faculty of Education)
Outcome results
None listed