Herrero 2019.
| Methods | Study design: RCT Study grouping: parallel Unit of randomisation: individuals Power (power & sample size calculation, level of power achieved): So far, there are no data about the effect sizes that can be obtained in Internet‐based interventions for the prevention of depression or other common mental health disorders mainly focusing on promoting resilience. However, previous studies on online interventions have shown effect sizes of between 0.36 and 0.50 for the reduction of symptoms of depression and between 0.32 and 0.42 for the reduction of symptoms of anxiety. At least similar effects on improving resilience are expected. Adopting a conservative approach, the sample size is based on the smallest effect size detected in previous studies (Cohen's d = 0.32), a significance level of 0.05, a power of 0.80, and a dropout rate of 30%, on the primary outcome measure (CD‐RISC). The planned sample size of 464 participants is sufficient to detect a small effect size (Cohen's d = 0.32). Covariate adjustment for relevant baseline prognostic factors will further increase the power. To ensure recruitment feasibility, 5 universities (with an estimated number of 170,000 students) will take part in the trial Imputation of missing data: according to study protocol, intention‐to‐treat and per‐protocol analysis; to assess the effect of missing data on the primary analysis the primary outcome will be reanalysed after a multiple imputation strategy (developed within blinded data review) was applied to the data; ITT sample comprises all randomised participants who provided the primary outcome measure within the initially assigned study arm |
| Participants | Country: Spain, Germany, Switzerland Setting: internet‐based programme Age: not specified in study protocol and conference abstract Sample size (randomised): 464 (planned) Sex: not specified Comorbidity (mean (SD) of respective measures in indicated, if available) at baseline: not specified Population description: university students with low levels of resilience Inclusion criteria: 1) university students with a score of 1 SD below the mean of the sample on the CD‐ RISC‐25; 2) adequate knowledge to understand and read Spanish or German; 3) access to the internet, and the ability to use a computer Exclusion criteria: 1) university students with a history of a common mental health disorder in the past 12 months; 2) university students who are on a waiting list for psychotherapy or are currently or have been in psychotherapeutic treatment within the past 12 months; 3) individuals with a current psychotic or bipolar disorder or a history of one; 4) individuals at risk for suicide Attrition (withdrawals and exclusions): not specified in study protocol and conference abstract Reasons for missing data: not specified in study protocol and conference abstract |
| Interventions |
Intervention: unguided internet‐based intervention CORE (Cultivating our Resilience; also named as ICare‐R in conference abstract Botella 2016 (n = 232 planned)
Control: TAU (n = 232 planned)
|
| Outcomes |
Outcomes collected and reported: Primary outcome:
Secondary outcomes:
Other measures:
Outcomes reported not specified Time points measured and reported: 1) pre‐intervention; 2) during intervention (4 weeks); 3) post‐intervention (8 weeks); 4) 4‐month follow‐up (at 6 months/24 weeks, i.e. 6 weeks after 8‐week intervention); 5) 10‐month follow‐up (at 12 months/48 weeks, i.e. 40 weeks after 8‐week intervention); resilience at screening, pre‐intervention, post‐intervention and follow‐ups; depression, anxiety, PANAS and perceived stress at all time points but screening; personality and CEQ only at pre‐intervention; self‐esteem, alcohol at pre‐, mid‐, and post‐intervention; well‐being, self‐compassion, CSRI, EOS at pre‐ and post‐intervention and follow‐ups; therapeutic alliance at mid‐ and post‐intervention; treatment satisfaction only at post‐intervention; time points reported not specified Adverse events: not specified |
| Notes |
Contact with authors: We contacted the authors for the study status and received the response that data could not yet be accessed until the recruitment was finished (Herrero 2018 [pers comm]). Study start/end date: see trial registration: September 2015 ‐ July 2019 Funding source: Tfunding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 634757 Declaration of interest: no competing interests declared Ethical approval needed/obtained for study: approved by local ethical commissions in each country Comments by study authors: trial registration number ISRCTN13856522; study is part of the European research project: Integrating Technology into Mental Health Care Delivery in Europe (ICare, No 634757; http://www.icare‐ online.eu) Miscellaneous outcomes by the review authors: see trial registration: recruitment status: no longer recruiting, overall trial status, completed (last update: March 2020); information received from authors: at the end of project, analysis is currently started, first publication expected to be ready by the end of 2019; unclear if final sample included healthcare students Correspondence: Cristina Botella; Universitat Jaume I, Av. Vicent Sos Banyat s/n, Castellón 12071, Spain; botella@uji.es |