Blended Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Versus Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02796573 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified May 2018 by Kim Mathiasen, University of Southern Denmark.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 10, 2016
Last Update Posted : May 11, 2018
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Depression is a prevalent and disabling disorder with great cost to the individual and the society. Lately, the use of internet interventions as guided self-help has demonstrated remarkable results. However, certain shortcomings such as lack of personal adaptation has been identified.
The presents study aims to investigate the potential of blending Internet based interventions with face-to-face consultations using cognitive behavioural therapy (B-CBT). The main hypotheses are, that that B-CBT will be as clinically effective as TAU, and that it will be acceptable to patients and clinicians.
The study is designed as a two arm randomised non-inferiority trial comparing internet based B-CBT for depression to treatment as usual (TAU) defined as 12 sessions of face-to-face CBT.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Adult Depression | Behavioral: cognitive behavioural therapy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 130 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Blended Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Versus Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Randomised Non-inferiority Trial |
Study Start Date : | March 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 1, 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: B-CBT
6 face-to-face consultations plus 6 online modules.
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Behavioral: cognitive behavioural therapy |
Active Comparator: Face-to-Face CBT
12 face-to-face consultations.
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Behavioral: cognitive behavioural therapy |
- Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item change [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being 18 years of age or older.
- Meet Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders 4th. edition (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder as confirmed by the telephone administered Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview version 5.0 (MINI)and a score of 5 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire nine items (PHQ-9).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current high risk of suicide according to the MINI Interview section C.
- Co-morbid substance dependence, bipolar affective disorder, psychotic illness, obsessive compulsive disorder, as established at the MINI interview.
- Currently receiving psychological treatment for depression in primary or specialised mental health care
- Being unable to comprehend the spoken and written language of Danish.
- Not having access to a computer and fast Internet connection (i.e. broadband or comparable)

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02796573
Contact: Kim Mathiasen, M.Sc., Ph.D. fellow | +4520187263 | kmathiasen@health.sdu.dk |
Denmark | |
Centre for Telepsychiatry | Recruiting |
Odense, Fyn, Denmark, 5000 | |
Contact: Kim Mathiasen, M.Sc., Ph.D. fellow +4520187263 kmathiasen@health.sdu.dk |
Responsible Party: | Kim Mathiasen, Ph.D. fellow, University of Southern Denmark |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02796573 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
S-20150150 |
First Posted: | June 10, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 11, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
blended care CBT B-CBT depression |
Depression Behavioral Symptoms |