Depression Management Project (DMP)

November 13, 2018 updated by: University of California, San Francisco

Depression Management Project (DMP)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an eight-lesson self-help intervention delivered online will result in a reduction of depressive symptoms.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

547

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • University of California, San Francisco

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants will be 18 years of age or older,
  • Participants will have regular (>1 time/week) access to internet and email, with a valid email address,
  • Participants will be fluent or almost fluent in English, and
  • Participants will be looking for information to help themselves, rather than another person.
  • Only those invited to participate will be eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants under 18 years of age,
  • Participants will with sporadic (< 1 time/week) access to internet and email,
  • Participants who fail to provide an email address,
  • Participants with English difficulties,
  • Participants looking for information to help someone else, and
  • Participants not invited will be ineligible.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Self-help course
A self-help online course based on cognitive behavioral therapy for major depression.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms - Self-report
Time Frame: Baseline, 1, 2, and 5 months post consent
Baseline, 1, 2, and 5 months post consent

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yan Leykin, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 23, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 25, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 15, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 13, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • T32MH019391 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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