Subthreshold depression
Conditions
Interventions
The experimental group uses SPSRS, a website that presents positive word stimulation through videos, and watches videos for 10 minutes per day, 7 days a week, for 5 weeks.
The waiting-list control gro
Sponsors
Kurashiki Heisei Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Individuals with a CES-D score of 16 or higher (2) Individuals who own a smartphone (3) Individuals providing electronic informed consent prior to trial participation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Individuals with a lifetime history of mental illness (2) Individuals currently receiving treatment from a mental health professional for mental health issues (3) Individuals with visual or auditory impairments that adversely affect daily life (4) PHQ-9 item 1 (Little interest or pleasure in doing things) or item 2 (Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless) with responses of "several days," "more than half the days," or "nearly every day," and who also responded "more than half the days" or "nearly every day" to 5 of 9 items
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome will be the change in the scores on the Japanese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at 5 weeks after the baseline assessment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are changes in the Japanese version of the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K-6) and the Japanese version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) at 5 weeks after baseline assessment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyuki uchida
Kurashiki Heisei Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed