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A Computerized Depression Intervention in Veterans

NCT06217198 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2025-07-14

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Summary

Depressive symptoms are common among Veterans and associated with significant impairment. Timely intervention has the potential to improve mental health outcomes and restore functioning. Interventions delivered through the internet can be completed remotely at any time, and thus minimize burden on Veterans, however the research examining their utility in Veterans is limited. This proposed project will examine Deprexis, a self-guided internet-delivered intervention, which targets depressive symptoms and associated functional impairments. Interviews will be conducted to gain insight into Veterans' perceptions, needs, and preferences vis-a-vis Deprexis, with results informing a randomized controlled trial. Here an 8-week course of Deprexis will be compared to a treatment-as-usual (TAU) control condition to establish if Deprexis is acceptable and effective for Veterans with mild to moderate depressive symptoms. Veterans engaged in Deprexis are hypothesized to show improvements on measures of functioning and decreases in depressive symptoms compared to the TAU control group. The proposed work has great clinical utility, as it could provide a readily accessible, high-quality intervention for the many Veterans suffering from depressive symptoms, with the potential to improve functioning and long-term outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Deprexis

Deprexis is an internet-delivered treatment for depressive symptoms and related functional impairment. The intervention draws from various theoretical frameworks and consists of 12 modules: 10 core content modules and an introductory and summary module. Deprexis is designed to be interactive, includes answering questions and learning techniques and concepts through instruction and examples.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Rahel R Pearson, PhD · Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Waco VA Medical Center, Waco, TX

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2029-04-30
Completion
2029-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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