Anxiety and Depression
Conditions
Keywords
cognitive-behavioral treatment, internet-based program, depression, anxiety, students, university
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an Internet-based self-help program called VIVIM can help university students with depression and/or anxiety. The main question investigadors want to answer is: \* Does the VIVIM program help participants to feel less depressed and/or anxious? The investigators will compare the VIVIM program with the usual psychological support that university counselling services offer to students. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to either use the VIVIM program or receive usual help from university's counselling service. * Fill out online questionnaires three times: at the beginning, 10 weeks and 6 months after being assigned either the VIVIM program or usual care.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVIVIM (Viure la Vida al Màxim/Vivir la Vida al Máximo)
This is the Internet-based CBT program
OTHERCounseling
This is the type of support that is offered from the university counseling services
Sponsors
University Rovira i Virgili
University Ramon Llull
Universitat de Girona
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* To be enrolled as an undergraduate or postgraduate at of the participating Spanish universities. * To report at least moderate symptoms of depression (PHQ\>o= 10) and/or anxiety (GAD-7\>o= 10).
Exclusion criteria
* To self-report having been diagnosed with bipolar and/or psychotic disorder. * To report to be currently receiving psychotherapy/counselling and/or pharmacological treatment for emotional problems. * To be unable to read, speak or understand Spanish. * To be at risk of suicide.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | From enrollment to 6 months after being randomized | The Generalized Anxiety Disorder \[GAD-7\] will be used. The total score ranges from 0-21, with a higher score indicating higher symptoms severity |
| Depression | From enrollment to 6 months after being randomized | The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item \[PHQ-9\] will be used. The total score ranges from 0 to 27, with a higher score indicating a higher symptom severity |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional impairment | From enrollment to 6 months after being randomized | Work and Social Adjustment Scale \[WSAS\] will be used. The total score ranges from 0 to 40, with higher scores reflecting worse functioning. |
| Mental well-being | From enrollment to 6 months after being randomized | The Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) will be used. The total score is the sum of all items, with high scores indicating a better well-being. and the row scores are transformed to a 0 (worst imaginable well-being) -100 (best imaginable well-being) scale |
| Resilience | From enrollment to 6 months after being randomized | The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale \[CD-RISC-10\] will be used. The total score ranges from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater resilience. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed