Does Adding a Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Mobile Skills App Mediate Rates of Depression

Part of paid clinical trials in Washington D.C., District of Columbia.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT04002063
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 70 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • CBT MobileWork-V plus CBT — BEHAVIORAL
    a smartphone app to assist with CBT homework skills practice plus CBT
  • CBT alone — BEHAVIORAL
    CBT therapy individual

Study Details

Depression is a common psychological disorder seen in 18.5% of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) Veterans. Improving the rate of depression recovery and remission is vital to enhance OEF/OIF/OND Veteran's ability to improve work and home adjustment and overall quality of life. OEF/OIF/OND Veterans have reported many barriers to following through with Cognitive therapy skills practice assignments, a key component of CBT therapy, the leading therapy for depression in the VA. Smartphone apps have been identified as a useful widely-used tool to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatments. The investigators propose a full-scale multi-site randomized clinical trial (RCT) to measure the efficacy of CBT-D enhanced with CBT MobileWork-V, a comprehensive CBT skill training smartphone app (the experimental arm) for improving CBT understanding and skill acquisition and depressive symptoms, in OEF/OIF Veterans with depression compared to standard CBT-D.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 10, 2022
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2024
Completion
Mar 31, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
15 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: CBT-D augmented with CBT MobileWork-V
    Patients randomized to this condition will receive CBT-D as usual plus access to CBT MobileWork-V, a comprehensive tailored smartphone app for CBT skills practice for OEF/OIF Veterans.
  • Active Comparator: CBT-D
    Patients randomized to CBT-D will receive CBT-D as usual only.

Primary Outcome Measure

Skills of Cognitive Therapy (Patient Version) [ Time Frame: week 12 ]

Locations (9)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DCWashington D.C.District of Columbia20422-0001-
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, ILChicagoIllinois60612-
Rehabilitation R&D Service, Baltimore, MDBaltimoreMaryland21202-
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MNMinneapolisMinnesota55417-2309-
Coatesville VA Medical Center, Coatesville, PACoatesvillePennsylvania19320-2040-
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104-4551-
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PAPittsburghPennsylvania15240-
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TXDallasTexas75216-7167-
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WIMilwaukeeWisconsin53295-0001-

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