iCBT and ABM for Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Firefighters

Adai Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Attention Bias Modification; Behavioral: Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05741684

XF001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aimed to examine the impact of a combined internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) and Attention Bias Modification (ABM) intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in firefighters. The study was a randomized controlled trial carried out in Kunming, China, and involved the recruitment of 138 active firefighters as participants. The intervention lasted for an 8-week duration, during which participants participated in ABM exercises on alternating days and concurrently underwent four modules of iCBT courses delivered through a smartphone application.

Enrollment: 138 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being an active firefighter and aged between 18 and 50
• having a score greater than zero on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
• with no history of severe depression

Exclusion criteria

• having suicidal ideation or intent
• having an active psychotic disorder other than depression
• prior participation in a cognitive-behavioral intervention
• concurrent participation in another study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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138 participants in 2 patient groups

iCBT and ABM

Experimental group

Description:

A combined internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) and Attention Bias Modification (ABM) intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in firefighters.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Attention Bias Modification

Behavioral: Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention