Healthy Minds Online Group Intervention for Mood Disorders

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Recruiting

Led By Marc Corbière, PhD

Research Sponsored by Université du Québec a Montréal

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up follow-ups at six months and 12 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial evaluates the impact of an online group intervention called Healthy Minds on helping people with mood disorders return to work and improve their health and work-related outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals currently on sick leave or who have recently returned to work (less than a month) due to mood disorders such as depression or adjustment disorder. Participants must be in the process of returning to work and not have received CBT-type interventions before. They should also be able to communicate in French.

What is being tested?

The Healthy Minds online group intervention is being tested, which aims at helping people with mood disorders return to work sustainably. The study compares outcomes like mental health and job performance between those who receive this intervention and those who do not over one year.

What are the potential side effects?

Since Healthy Minds is a psychological online group intervention focusing on cognitive-behavioral techniques, it may cause emotional discomfort or stress initially but does not typically result in physical side effects.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ follow-ups at six months and 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~follow-ups at six months and 12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and follow-ups at six months and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Anxiety symptoms

Cognitive biases

Cognitive difficulties

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Online group intervention "Healthy Minds"Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

Like the intervention group, the control group will complete an online set of questionnaires at the following time points: * Baseline * First follow-up (2 months after baseline) * Second follow-up (6 months after baseline) * Third follow-up (12 months after baseline) The questionnaires will cover the following domains: * Sociodemographic and biopsychosocial factors * Symptoms associated with the primary mood disorder * Cognitive difficulties and distortions * Self-efficacy in relation to returning to work * Work accommodations and natural supports * Relationship with immediate supervisor * Work functioning * Return-to-work time (number of days away from work)

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