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EMI Therapy for Depression in Hong Kong

Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) as Augmentative Therapy for Depression in Clinical Sample in Hong Kong

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Jun 30, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Mild to Moderate Depression

Summary

To determine if a two-week ecological momentary intervention (two EMA + one EMI daily) as augmentation to treatment as usual would reduce depressive symptoms, rumination levels, and functioning in subjects with mild to moderate depression, as compared to active controls receiving three EMA prompts daily.

Eligibility

Min Age: 16 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Aged 16-65 years
  • Cantonese-speaking ethnic Chinese
  • Diagnosis of major depressive episode (MDE) established by the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder 5th Edition (DSM-V)
  • item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) ≥ 14 at screening and at baseline (i.e. moderate to severe depression)
  • Having a smartphone with Internet access and iOS or Android operating system.

Exclusion Criteria7

  • Patients who could not read Chinese, are unable to provide informed consents
  • Comorbid with other Axis I diagnoses (especially schizoaffective disorder)
  • With an unstable medical condition or current substance abuse
  • Have a score of ≥4 on any one of the three items on Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (P1 Delusion, P2 Conceptual disorganization, P3 Hallucination)
  • Marked risk of self-harm or suicide that could not be safely managed in an outpatient clinic setting
  • Currently receiving any other weekly psychosocial therapy
  • Unable to use a smartphone-based application due to cognitive impairment or learning disability or inadequate vision.

Interventions

OTHEREMI

A phone-based intervention containing exercises meant to reduce ruminative thoughts carried out on an experience sampling platform m-Path

OTHEREMA

A phone-based exercise containing relaxation videos carried out on an experience sampling platform m-Path

Locations(1)

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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