Therapist-Guided Smartphone-Delivered CBT for MDD

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Sabine Wilhelm

Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up measured at baseline, week 4, week 8 (end of treatment)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a phone app for depression therapy combined with regular online therapist meetings in people with major depressive disorder. The app teaches positive thinking and behavior changes, supported by therapist check-ins.

Eligible Conditions

Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ measured at baseline, week 4, week 8 (end of treatment)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~measured at baseline, week 4, week 8 (end of treatment)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and measured at baseline, week 4, week 8 (end of treatment) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary study objectives

App rating (as measured by the uMARS)

Change in Outcome Expectancy (as measured by the CEQ)

Change in Patient Satisfaction (as measured by the CSQ-8)

+3 more

Secondary study objectives

Change in Functional impairment (as measured by the WSAS)

Change in MDD symptom severity (as measured by the HAM-D)

Change in Quality of life (as measured by the Q-LES-Q-SF)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Therapist-guided smartphone-delivered CBTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will complete app-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) through their personal mobile smartphone. They will also be assigned a therapist, who will provide brief virtual treatment sessions (up to 25 minutes via a video platform) over the course of the same treatment period.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Mindset: Therapist-guided smartphone-delivered CBT

2022

N/A

~30

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