What kind of self-help cognitive therapy is helpful for depression?

What kind of self-help cognitive therapy is helpful for depression? An internal pilot randomised controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy supported self-help and cognitive behaviour therapy supported self-help for mild to moderate depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN41503149

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-22

Start date

2014-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-03

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Conditions

Major depressive disorder (sub-clinical, mild or moderate severity) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Recurrent depressive disorder

Interventions

The participants will be randomly allocated to receive one of the following interventions: 1. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) supported self-help The MBCT

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (18 years or older) 2. Scoring between 5 and 19 on the Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) 3. Sufficient English language reading ability to read the self-help books Participants will be recruited through UK primary care mental health services.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Meet diagnostic criteria based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI version 6.0.0, Sheehan et al., 2010) for any of the following: a psychotic disorder, anorexia nervosa, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance misuse or obsessive-compulsive disorder. 2. Be currently receiving or have plans to receive another form of psychological therapy during the course of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) 2. Engagement with the intervention (defined as completing at least 50% of the intervention) Measures will be completed at baseline, immediately following the 10-week intervention (10 weeks after baseline) and then again six months after the end of the intervention (36 weeks after baseline).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Short form of Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale (SWEMWS) 2. Five facet mindfulness questionnaire (FFMQ) 3. Self-compassion scale (SCS) 4. General self-efficacy scale (GSES) Measures will be completed at baseline, immediately following the 10-week intervention (10 weeks after baseline) and then again six months after the end of the intervention (36 weeks after baseline).	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026