Supported Online Self-Help for Veterans With Depression in Primary Care

Part of paid clinical trials in San Diego, California.

Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Study ID: NCT07781228
Status: Not Yet Recruiting

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Conditions

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) — BEHAVIORAL
Enhanced usual care includes all the usual depression care at the VA and access to an online therapy program with no peer support sessions. The online therapy program offered consists of several modules for depression care, specifically tailored for Veterans.
Supported Online Self-help for Depression (SOS-Depression) — BEHAVIORAL
Supported Online Self-help for Depression (SOS-Depression) includes all the usual depression care at the VA and access to an online therapy program with support sessions with a peer. The online therapy program consists of several modules for depression care, specifically tailored for Veterans.

Study Details

Depression is disabling and affects one in five Veterans. VA's Primary Care-Mental health Integration (PCMHI) enables specialists to support medication treatment in primary care, but timely and sufficient access to psychotherapy is unattainable despite Veteran preference for psychotherapy. This study aims to close the gap in psychotherapy access for VA primary care patients with depression by adapting PCMHI collaborative care models to improve uptake of peer-supported computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT).

Key Dates

First listed: Aug 24, 2026
Start date: Sep 30, 2026
Status verified: Aug 2026
Primary completion: Mar 31, 2029
Completion: Aug 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment: 400 participants (estimated)
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

Active Comparator: Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Participants in the enhanced usual care arm will receive access to computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) supported by a care manager in addition to the usual care provided.
Experimental: Supported Online Self-help for Depression (SOS-Depression)
Participants in the intervention arm will receive computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) supported by a care manager and a designated Peer support specialist in addition to the usual care provided.