Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet-delivered therapist support; Behavioral: Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy for depression

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01324050

GA-DEP2011-PDT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of this study is to develop and test a psychodynamic Internet-delivered psychological treatment for patients with mild to moderate major depression and compare its efficacy to an active control group.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
• 15 or more on MADRS-S

Exclusion criteria

• Severe depression (more than 35 on MADRS-S or based on interview)
• Severe psychiatric condition (e.g. psychosis or bipolar disorder)
• Suicidal (measured in diagnostic interview)
• Changed medication during the last three months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Internet-based Psychodynamic Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy for depression

Internet-delivered therapist support

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-delivered therapist support