Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chinese Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms(CADS-D )
Condition(s) studied
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Digital cognitive behavioral therapy(DCBT): Moca is a mobile application designed to deliver structural CBT for adolescents with mood problems. Moca provides six-twelve guided sessions with an estimated proceeding duration of 25-45min each, developed to be processed weekly. The content of each session includes the introduction of the core concepts and principles of CBT, psychological counseling dialogue, skill exercises, and homework. Content presentation forms include text, animation, audio, comics, etc. At the end of each module, the participants will be asked to submit homework that will ask them to apply their learned skills to nursing or daily life situations that they personally perceive as stressful. Participants can review the completed sessions and record their mood status during the intervention period.
Regular mental health curriculum: The content of regular mental health curriculum includes mental health education lecture. Few lectures address the knowledge and skills involved in CBT in such education lecture.
Study summary
CADS-D aimes to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of a newly DCBT program for Chinese adolescents with depressive symptoms.
Eligibility
Primary outcome measure(s)
- Change in CDRS-R (Children's Depression Rating Scale) scores from baseline — Baseline of intervention period, 6 weeks, and 3 months follow-up (18 weeks)
Children's Depression Rating Scale is a 17 items observer-rated scale developed specifically for children and adolescents. Total scores range from 17-113, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depressive symptoms.
Trial sites (1)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University | Chongqing | China | Recruiting |
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