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JianLi Wang1,2,3, Cindy Feng4, Mohammad Hajizadeh4,5
1Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Jianli.wang@dal.ca.
Background:
Depression is a highly prevalent and disabling mental health problem. Self-help has been strongly advocated for dealing with depression. Built upon the research on risk prediction modeling and risk communication, we developed a coach-guided, personalized depression risk communication tool (PDRC) for sharing information about individualized depression risk and evidence-based self-help strategies. The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of the PDRC on the 12-month risk of major depressive episode (MDE) in Canadians who are at high risk of MDE.
Methods:
This is an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two arms. We will recruit 500 males and 500 females in the communities across the country. Individuals are eligible, if they: (1) are 18 years or older, (2) have not had a depressive episode in the past two months, (3) are at high risk of MDE based on the sex-specific risk predictive algorithms for MDE (predicted risk of 6.5% + for men and of 11.2% + for women), (4) can communicate in either English or French, and (5) agree to be contacted for follow-up interviews. After screening and baseline assessment, participants will be randomized by sex into intervention and control group in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the intervention group will receive the coach-guided PDRC. The participants are assessed at baseline, 3 and 12 months via computer assisted telephone interview system, regarding the presence of MDE, depressive and anxiety symptoms, use of self-help strategies, mental health services use and self-efficacy.
Discussion:
The coach-guided PDRC may empower users to actively engage in self-management, leading to reduced risk of MDE. If successful, the coach-guided PDRC will lead to a novel selective prevention program that is closely aligned with the tiered mental health services model, contributing to early prevention of depression and better mental health wellbeing.
Date Of Trial Registration:
2024-10-02.
Protocol Version And Date:
December 6, 2024. Version #1.
Trial Registration:
NCT06619366.
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