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The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation).
The main goal of this study was to compare the effect of a one-session unsupported Internet intervention on participants' clinical symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and related variables (mood, confidence and motivation).
Method: A total of 275 adults residing in the United States will take part in a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental condition based on Behavioral activation or a one week wait list condition. They will be follow-up one week after consenting.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Activities. | Experimental | Increasing activity level included a brief description of how activities affect mood. Participants were then asked to choose the activities they could use to improve their mood from an available list of "helpful activities"; users were also able to generate their own helpful activities. Participants were also presented with examples of unhelpful activities such as staying in bed and being isolated. |
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| Wait List | Active Comparator | Participants will be asked to wait for a week until they receive the behavioral activation condition |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Activities. | Behavioral | Increasing activity level included a brief description of how activities affect mood. Participants were then asked to choose the activities they could use to improve their mood from an available list of "helpful activities"; users were also able to generate their own helpful activities. Participants were also presented with examples of unhelpful activities such as staying in bed and being isolated |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Kroenke & Spitzer, 2002) scores | Which is a widely used 10-item measure that screens for a presence of a major depressive episode as well as assesses the severity of depressive symptomatology over a 2-week period. | Baseline - 1 week follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mood- Likert-type question | How would you describe your mood in the last 2 weeks? and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up |
| Motivation - Likert-type question |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ricardo F Muñoz, Ph.D | Palo Alto University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Palo Alto University | Palo Alto | California | 94304 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| D014850 | Waiting Lists |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Wait list | Other | will receive the behavioral activation condition after one week of completing baseline assessment. |
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How motivated are you to do something to improve your mood? and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive |
| Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up |
| Confidence - Likert-type question | How confident are you that you are able to do something to improve your mood?and had responses ranging from 0 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention - 1 week follow-up |
| Usefulness - Likert-type question | Before you see the ideas we will be sharing with you, how likely do you think they will be useful?" and had responses ranging from 0 = Very Unlikely to 6 = Very Likely. | Baseline - 10 minutes after the intervention |
| 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire | self-report questionnaire for measuring the level of generalized anxiety symptoms over a two-week period | Baseline - 1 week follow-up |
| D001071 | Appointments and Schedules |
| D009934 | Organization and Administration |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |