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Online Peer Support in Long-term Conditions

Launched by KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · Jan 15, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 03, 2024

Unknown status

Keywords

Online Peer Support Psychoeducation

Description

Approximately 20% of people with a long-term conditions (LTC) experience subthreshold depression (SUBD), which is also a key risk factor for developing more significant depression. There is currently no targeted psychological support for people with LTC also experiencing SUBD. This work offers a potentially novel way of addressing this gap through the delivery of an online peer support and psychoeducation platform. This project builds on previously funded work, which has enabled the co-production of a platform curated through cross-collaborations of people with LTC, clinicians, academics, a...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * Probable SUBD (scoring 5-9 on the PHQ-8).
  • * Currently living with one or more LTCs. A long-term condition is a diagnosed physical medical condition with a duration of ≥6 months that demonstrates recurrence or deterioration and is typically associated with a poor prognosis. There are no restrictions on the type of LTCs. Please see list below.
  • * Aged ≥18 years old.
  • * Access to the internet (via phone, desktop, or laptop).
  • * Sufficient English to engage with the platform (assessed via self-report during screening).
  • * Ability to give informed consent (i.e., no known circumstances/conditions that may affect capacity to consent, e.g., dementia, memory loss or awaiting diagnosis).
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • • Have ever received a clinical diagnosis of severe mental illness of bipolar, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and/or schizophrenia, and/or a diagnosis of dementia.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

London, , United Kingdom

People applied

Timeline

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