Efficacy of internet-based CBT: MoodGYM in repeating undergraduate medical students with symptoms of depression at the University of Zambia, Ridgeway Campus.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202604701592790

Enrollment

188

Registered

2026-04-09

Start date

2025-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

MoodGym Group

Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Repeating undergraduate students at the University of Zambia Ridgeway Campus, aged 18 years or older, with clinically relevant depressive symptoms (BDI score =10), who provided informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students participating in another depression intervention study, those with depression secondary to other medical or psychiatric conditions, and individuals with very severe depressive symptoms (BDI >40) requiring immediate clinical management.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pre-intervention (baseline): depressive symptoms were assessed prior to the initiation of the MoodGYM programme (week 0), before any exposure to the intervention. During intervention: the intervention period spanned from week 0 to week 8, during which participants in the intervention group engaged with the MoodGYM programme, with adherence monitoring and check-ins conducted at weeks 1, 3, and 6. Post-intervention (endline): depressive symptoms were reassessed at week 8 following completion of the intervention period, allowing for evaluation of changes in depressive symptom severity between baseline and post-intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pre-intervention (baseline): depressive symptoms were assessed prior to the initiation of the MoodGYM programme (week 0), before any exposure to the intervention. During intervention: the intervention period spanned from week 0 to week 8, during which participants in the intervention group engaged with the MoodGYM programme, with adherence monitoring and check-ins conducted at weeks 1, 3, and 6. Post-intervention (endline): depressive symptoms were reassessed at week 8 following completion of the intervention period, allowing for evaluation of changes in depressive symptom severity between baseline and post-intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes included within-group changes in depressive symptom scores over time, differences in depression severity categories (e.g., mild, moderate, severe), and the level of participant adherence to the MoodGYM intervention (e.g., frequency of use and module completion) in relation to changes in depressive symptoms.	—

Countries

Zambia

Contacts

Public ContactViolet Muchimba

Tutor

violetmuchimba7@gmail.com+260974736351

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026