anxiety, depression, working memory, information processing, attentional bias, online training Dutch: Angst, depressie, werkgeheugen, informatieverwerking, aandachtsbias, online training
Conditions
Interventions
Participants complete 11 30-minute sessions of online computer training (during +/- 4 weeks). Each session consists of 2 types of training:
1. Attention bias training: visual search task (VST)
2. Working memory training: emotional block-tapping task (ECT)
Participants are randomized over 4 groups, with a factorial design:
1 VST real + ECT real
2 VST real + ECT placebo
3 VST placebo +
Sponsors
University of Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: > 18 years old Interest in reducing anxious or depressive symptoms. Participants can choose the depression or anxiety part based on their major complaints. The training programme is identical for both, but assessments differ somewhat.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None. However, participants are screened using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI, trait version) for anxiety or the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for depression. For scores below 14 (BDI) or 40 (ZBV) they receive feedback that it's not necesarry to participate in training, but that they are free to continue. For scores above 29 (BDI) or 46 (ZBV) they are adviced to contact there doctor to seek professional help, but are still free to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For anxiety part: - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI, trait version) For depression part: - Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Moderators: -severity of complaints pre-training -number of sessions completed For both anxiety and depression: - Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C, short version: 3 items) - Mood (depression or anxiety) and motivation before each training session - Mood (depression or anxiety) since previous session (Time Line Follow Back) - Client satisfaction questionnaire and training-specific evaluation questions (only at post-training) Change in cognitive processes (not at FU 1 and 2): - WM capacity: Self Ordered Pointing Task (SOPT) - Attentional bias: Emotional Visual Search Task (EVST) For anxiety part only : - Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) - Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) - Penn State Worry Questionnaire abbreviated (PSWQ-a; 8 items) + If any of these symptoms indicated in the screening questionnaire based on SCID interview: - Panic Disorder Severity Scale Self-Report (PDSS-SR) - Fear Questionnaire (FQ) - Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) - PTSD Symtom Scale (PSS-SR) For depression part only: - Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI trait version) - Attentional Control Scale (ACS) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactE. Salemink
University of Amsterdam Developmental Psychology Weesperplein 4
Outcome results
None listed