Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2020
Coach-Facilitated Web-Based Therapy Compared With Information About Web-Based Resources in Patients Referred to Secondary Mental Health Care for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02423733 (Can E-therapies Reduce Waiting Lists in Secondary Mental Health Care? A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Can E-therapies Reduce Waiting Lists in Secondary Mental Health Care? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Psychotherapies for Adults Experiencing Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Digital Mental Health Literacy Interventions on Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing Patient Adherence to and Engagement With Digital Interventions for Depression in Clinical Trials: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Characteristics of Mobile Health Platforms for Depression and Anxiety: Content Analysis Through a Systematic Review of the Literature and Systematic Search of Two App Stores.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Structured coaching interventions for anxiety and depressive disorders in Primary Care: A randomized controlled trial.Atencion primaria · 2026Trial
- Digital health technologies in medicine: evidence, artificial intelligence integration, and ethical challenges.Infectious agents and cancer · 2026Review
- Application of a Sociotechnical Framework to Uncover Factors That Influence Effective User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Tools in Clinical Care Contexts: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Efficacy of a Digital Therapeutic (CT-152) as an Adjunct to Antidepressant Treatment in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: Protocol for the MIRAI Remote Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Effects of a Self-Guided Transdiagnostic Smartphone App on Patient Empowerment and Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Guided Internet-Delivered Treatment for Depression: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is a common mental disorder with a high social burden and significant impact on suicidality and quality of life. Treatment is often limited to drug therapies because of long waiting times to see psychological therapists face to face, despite several guidelines recommending that psychological treatments should be first-line interventions for mild to moderate depression.
objectiveWe aimed to evaluate, among patients on a waitlist to receive secondary mental health care services for depression, how effective coach-guided web-based therapy (The Journal) is, compared with an information-only waitlist control group, in reducing depression symptoms after 12 weeks.
methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial with 2 parallel arms and a process evaluation, which included interviews with study participants. Participants assigned to the intervention group received 12 weeks of web-based therapy guided by a coach who had a background in social work. Patients in the control group receive a leaflet of mental health resources they could access. The primary outcome measure was a change in depression scores, as measured by the Patient-Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
resultsA total of 95 participants were enrolled (intervention, n=47; control, n=48). The mean change in PHQ-9 scores from baseline to week 12 was -3.6 (SD 6.6) in the intervention group and -3.1 (SD 6.2) in the control group, which was not a statistically significant difference with a two-sided alpha of .05 (t
conclusionsThe results demonstrate that the use of guided web-based therapy for the treatment of depression is not more effective than information-only waitlist control. However, it showed that the coach has the potential to increase adherence and engagement with web-based depression treatment protocols. Further research is needed on what makes the coach effective.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02423733; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02423733.
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