Mood Management Effects of Brief Unsupported Internet Interventions II

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Status: Completed

Conditions: Mood

Treatments: Other: Wait list; Behavioral: Activities.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02789280

14-009 - H Part II

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation).

Full description

The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation).

Method: A total of 275 adults residing in the United States will take part in a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental condition based on Behavioral activation or a one week wait list condition. They will be follow-up one week after consenting.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• most be U.S. citizens

Exclusion criteria

• non-U.S. residents

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Activities.

Experimental group

Description:

Increasing activity level included a brief description of how activities affect mood. Participants were then asked to choose the activities they could use to improve their mood from an available list of "helpful activities"; users were also able to generate their own helpful activities. Participants were also presented with examples of unhelpful activities such as staying in bed and being isolated.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Activities.

Wait List

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be asked to wait for a week until they receive the behavioral activation condition

Treatment:

Other: Wait list