Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for Hong Kong People With Depression (CANDO)

Hong Kong Baptist University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Other: Confront and Navigate Depression Online (CANDO)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04388800

ITB/FBL/5002/18/P

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate online cognitive behavioral intervention program-- with therapist guidance -- for Hong Kong Chinese adults suffering from major depressive disorder with mild to moderate depressive symptoms, and examine the effectiveness of this program in reducing their depressive symptoms and improving their mental health. The 3- and 6-month maintenance effect after 3 months and 6 months will also be tested.

Full description

Previous studies have demonstrated that online cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce depressive symptoms and improve mental health for people with depression. This project will develop an online cognitive behavioral intervention program (including both an online platform and a smartphone application) for Hong Kong people with depression. Blended mode will be delivered service, which include 8-week online program, 2 face-to-face sessions and 2 telephone follow-ups by a clinical psychologist. The program will be evaluated in its effectiveness in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms, psychological distress, negative thoughts and negative emotions and increasing positive thoughts and positive emotions.

Enrollment: 402 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hong Kong resident
• Has mild to moderate depressive symptoms
• No suicidal risk in the past 3 months
• Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement
• Has access to a computer/smartphone with internet access
• Has a valid email address

Exclusion criteria

• Has severe or no depressive symptoms
• Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months
• Currently receiving other psychological treatment
• Suffer from severe psychiatric conditions, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
• Has no computer or smartphone with internet access
• Has no valid email address

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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402 participants in 3 patient groups

web-based cognitive behavioral intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The web-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, two face-to-face session and 2 telephone follow-ups with a clinical psychologist.

Treatment:

Other: Confront and Navigate Depression Online (CANDO)

app-based cognitive behavioral intervention

Experimental group

Description:

App-based cognitive behavioral intervention program The App-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, two face-to-face session and 2 telephone follow-ups with a clinical psychologist

Treatment:

Other: Confront and Navigate Depression Online (CANDO)

Wait-list control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be provided when the experimental group is receiving services, but the access to the app-based program will be delivered to the wait-list control group after the two experimental groups complete the service.