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Brief title
Health condition
Mild to moderate symptoms of depression and/ or anxiety
Sponsors and support
Protestants Fonds voor de Geestelijke Volksgezondheid
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Primary outcomes are the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depression, the Generalised Anxiety Disorder - 7 items scale (GAD-7) for anxiety and the Mini - International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Secondary outcome
Secondary outcomes are the EuroQol - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) for the quality of life and the Client satisfaction with treatment - 8 items questionnaire (CSQ-8). In addition, university dropout and educational achievement will be assessed.
Background summary
The aim of the present study is to conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effectiveness of a guided web-based transdiagnostic intervention in treating college student depression and anxiety.The intervention will be compared to care as usual. Approximately 100 participants from a Dutch university or college will be randomised into the two trial arms.
Study objective
The web-based transdiagnostic interventions will be more effective compared to usual care in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety in college students.
Study design
T0 - screening
T1 - baseline
T2 - post-treatment
T3 - 6 months follow up
T4 - 12 months follow up
Intervention
The intervention will be a guided web-based transdiagnostic intervention targeted at symptoms of depression and/ or anxiety. The intervention consists of 7 online sessions with duration ranging from 4 to 7 weeks depending on individual progress. A booster session will be administered after the completion of the 7th online session.
van der Boechorststraat 1
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 20 59 87282
e.karyotaki@vu.nl
van der Boechorststraat 1
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 20 59 87282
e.karyotaki@vu.nl
Inclusion criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this RCT, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Participation who have given their consent to be contacted after completing an online survey assessing their mental health.
(b) Being 18 years of age or older
(c) Being enrolled as a student at a Dutch university or college
(d) Speak Dutch or English fluently
(e) Students who experience mild to moderate depression (as defining by scoring above the cut-off score of 4 on the Patient health questionnaire [PhQ-9]) and/ or anxiety symptoms (as defining by scoring above the cut-off score of 4 on the Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale – 7 items [GAD – 7])
(f) Provide informed consent before participation
Exclusion criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this RCT:
(a) Co-morbid bipolar disorder according to the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).
(b) Students with severe depression (as defined by scoring above the cut-off score of 14 on the PhQ-9) and/ or anxiety symptoms (as defined by scoring above the cut-off score of 14 on the GAD-7 scale).
(c) Currently receiving/ have received psychological treatment for depression and/or anxiety in the past 12 months
(d) Having slow or no Internet connection (e.g. no broadband Internet or something comparable)
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL6613 |
| NTR-old | NTR6797 |
| CCMO | NL60156.029.16 |
| OMON | NL-OMON47291 |