Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized clinical trial, with two arms: an immediate access group + treatment as usual with 64 users randomly assigned to Deprexis, which is a self-guided program based on the internet des
and a delayed access group + treatment as usual with 64 users randomly assigned to get Deprexis eight weeks after the randomization. The selected participants will be randomly assigned to either the i
Sponsors
Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
University of Bern
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: at least 18 years of age; who have regular access to the Internet; at the moment of the intake are diagnosed with depressive disorders following the definitions of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) or who at least present clinically relevant depressive symptoms and who, at the same time, score higher than the cutoff point of the clinical population in the Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: other severe psychiatric symptoms that are the focus of specific clinical attention (e.g., panic disorder, severe psychotic symptoms, eating disorders, manic episodes); potential to injure themselves and/or others; individuals with severe suicidal ideation; people who do not have regular access to the Internet.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase of the number of individuals in remission of the depressive symptoms, as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) method, using the Jacobson and Truax (1981) method. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase of the number of individuals in remission of psychological distress, as assessed by the Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measurement (CORE-OM), using the Jacobson and Truax (1981) method.;Statistically significant pre-post change at the General Self-efficacy scale | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo Lopes
University of Bern
Outcome results
None listed