Mood
Conditions
Brief summary
The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation).
Detailed description
The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation). Method: A total of 275 adults residing in the United States will take part in a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental condition based on Behavioral activation or a one week wait list condition. They will be follow-up one week after consenting.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALActivities.
Increasing activity level included a brief description of how activities affect mood. Participants were then asked to choose the activities they could use to improve their mood from an available list of helpful activities; users were also able to generate their own helpful activities. Participants were also presented with examples of unhelpful activities such as staying in bed and being isolated
OTHERWait list
will receive the behavioral activation condition after one week of completing baseline assessment.
Sponsors
i4Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* most be U.S. citizens
Exclusion criteria
* non-U.S. residents
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Kroenke & Spitzer, 2002) scores | Baseline - 1 week follow-up | Which is a widely used 10-item measure that screens for a presence of a major depressive episode as well as assesses the severity of depressive symptomatology over a 2-week period. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mood- Likert-type question | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up | How would you describe your mood in the last 2 weeks? and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive |
| Motivation - Likert-type question | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up | How motivated are you to do something to improve your mood? and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive |
| Confidence - Likert-type question | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up | How confident are you that you are able to do something to improve your mood?and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive |
| Usefulness - Likert-type question | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention | Before you see the ideas we will be sharing with you, how likely do you think they will be useful? and had responses ranging from 0 = Very Unlikely to 6 = Very Likely. |
| 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire | Baseline - 1 week follow-up | self-report questionnaire for measuring the level of generalized anxiety symptoms over a two-week period |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed