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Supported Online Self-Help for Veterans With Depression in Primary Care

Supported Online Self-Help for Veterans With Depression in Primary Care (SOS-Depression)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests ways to help Veterans with depression use online self-help with peer support. The program uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is for Veterans getting VA primary care in Los Angeles or San Diego.

Depression is disabling and affects one in five Veterans. VA's Primary Care-Mental health Integration (PCMHI) enables specialists to support medication treatment in primary care, but timely and sufficient access to psychotherapy is unattainable despite Veteran preference for psychotherapy. This study aims to close the gap in psychotherapy access for VA primary care patients with depression by adapting PCMHI collaborative care models to improve uptake of peer-supported computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT).

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and get primary care at VA Los Angeles or San Diego.
  • Have a mobile or desktop computer, internet, a telephone, and email.
  • Be able to read English on a computer screen.
  • Score 10 or higher on the PHQ-9, a questionnaire about depression symptoms.

Who can't join

  • Have a moderate to high risk of suicide or be actively suicidal.
  • Have another serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder or psychosis, which can make it hard to tell what is real.
  • Have a health condition that would prevent or limit taking part, such as dementia, problems with memory or thinking, or a terminal illness.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be enrolled in the VHA and currently receiving primary care services at VA Los Angeles or San Diego * Have access to computer (mobile or desktop), internet, telephone, and email * Able to read English text on a computer screen * Score 10 or higher on the PHQ-9 Exclusion Criteria: * Have moderate-high suicide risk (e.g. suicide flag) or active suicidality * Have other serious mental illness (e.g. bipolar disorder, psychosis) * Have medical disorder that would prevent/ interfere with participation (e.g. dementia/cognitive impairment, terminal illness)

Study sites (2)

CA