To Improve Depressive Symptoms Using a Web-App

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Web-App based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program; Behavioral: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on depression and physical activity guidelines

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05405803

1R01NR020334-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00004809

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being done to answer a question on whether a Web App-based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program is effective in improving depressive symptom experience of midlife Korean American women (WPAPP-K).

Full description

This study is being done to answer a question on whether a Web App-based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program is effective in improving depressive symptom experience of midlife Korean American women (WPAPP-K). Korean American midlife women tend to suffer from depressive symptoms due to their menopausal transition, cultural background, age, and gender. The WPAPP-K program that the investigators are testing is designed to help Korean American midlife women by providing information and coaching/support to increase lifestyle physical activity and subsequently improve their depressive symptom experience during the menopausal transition. The research team wants to know if the program improves depressive symptom experience of Korean American midlife women as designed.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• self-reported midlife Korean-American women
• aged 40 to 60 years
• whose parents and grandparents are of Korean descent;
• who can read and write English or Korean;
• who currently reside in the United States;
• who are sedentary (without any disabilities preventing physical activity);
• who are online through computers or mobile devices;
• have experienced depressive symptoms during the past two weeks (1 to 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9],which is equivalent to the cut-point of minimal to moderate depression.

Exclusion criteria

• major signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary or CVD
• history of a myocardial infarction, stroke, or Type I diabetes mellitus
• blood pressure higher than 160/100 mm Hg
• Use of beta-blockers, diltiazem, or verapamil

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be asked to visit WPAPP-K at least two times a week for 12 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on depression and physical activity guidelines

Behavioral: Web-App based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will have access to a link of the CDC website from baseline and during the duration of the study (12 months).

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on depression and physical activity guidelines