Enhanced Measurement-Based Care Effectiveness for Depression (EMBED) Study

Summary

Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based practice that incorporates routine outcome assessment using validated rating scales to guide collaborative clinical decision-making. Although MBC results in improved outcomes for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), there are barriers to its broad implementation in clinical settings. The use of "enhanced" MBC (eMBC), with mobile apps that allow patients to track outcomes and engage in self-management via WeChat, may address some of these barriers. The investigators hypothesize that implementation with eMBC using WeChat will be superior to standard MBC implementation using paper-pencil assessments at the clinic, for both implementation and clinical outcomes.

Conditions

• Major Depressive Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

eMBC

The experimental group will implement eMBC with our WeChat Easy to Recover from Depression Mini-Program, which consists of mood tracking and lay-coached self-management.

OTHER

standard MBC

The control intervention group will implement standard MBC using paper and pencil questionnaires.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Toronto

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Melbourne

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Alberta

  collaborator OTHER

• Shanghai CDC for Mental Health

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Institute of Population Research, Peking University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• Queen's University

  collaborator OTHER

• Hongkou Mental Health Center

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Shanghai Mental Health Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jun Chen, M.D., Ph.D · Shanghai Mental Health Center(SMHC)

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-03

Primary Completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2022-12-31

Countries

• China

Study Locations