MyCompass in a Swedish Context - an Automated Self-help Intervention Targeting Mental Health Problems

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Disturbance; Stress, Psychological; Mild Depression; Anxiety State

Treatments: Behavioral: MyCompass; Behavioral: Comparison group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03659630

2015/1268-31/2 + 2016/88

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study present findings from the implementation of myCompass, a fully automated self-help intervention of Australian origin for mild to moderate anxiety and depression, in a Swedish context. The study also investigates the usage of a specially designed research platform aimed at handling informed consent and online surveys.

Enrollment: 837 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Swedish resident
• Valid e-mail address
• 18 years old or older
• PHQ-9 score of 5-20
• GAD-7 score of 5-15

Exclusion criteria

• suicidal thoughts

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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837 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group receives the MyCompass intervention, an automated self-help intervention for mild to moderate mental ill-health.

Treatment:

Behavioral: MyCompass

Comparison group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The control group receives a brief email each week, describing the most common mental health issues.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Comparison group