Digital Mood-enhanced CBT-I to Improve Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Recruiting · NCT06358898 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
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What this trial is about
Emerging encouraging evidence showed that sleep focused treatment can simultaneously improve sleep and depression in adult with comorbid conditions. Although these favorable changes in depressed adults is encouraging, little is known in the potential efficacy of CBT-I in altering depression trajectory in adolescent population. This current study aims to compare the effect of digitally delivered, mood enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (M-dCBT-I) and standard digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) in improving depressive symptoms in adolescents, and to examine the potential sustained treatment effect in mood outcomes following M-dCBT-I or dCBT-I treatment.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Chinese adolescent aged 12-18 years old
- presence of insomnia problems as defined by insomnia severity index ≥ 9 (locally validated cut off for detecting clinical insomnia in adolescents)
- presence of depressive problems as defined by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) using cut off of 10 for detecting clinical depression
- ability to read and understand Chinese
- possession of smartphone
Exclusion criteria
- presence of prominent suicidality (suicide plans and suicide attempts) as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
- a clinical diagnosis of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, or intellectual disability
- presence of other sleep disorders that significantly affect sleep continuity or sleep quality (e.g. restless leg symptoms or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome) as determined by validated Diagnostic Interview for Sleep Patterns and Disorders
- currently receiving psychological treatment for insomnia and/or pharmacological treatment for depression
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong