LifeStories Study for Primary Care Patients Taking Antidepressants
Sorry, we are no longer recruiting for this research study. Please review other study opportunities or self-help resources on our website. Contact Carter at Carter.Davis@usu.edu with any questions about this study.
We are recruiting for a research study at Utah State University to see if using LifeStories, a web-based self-help program, can help people with depression who are already taking an antidepressant prescribed by their primary care provider (PCP). LifeStories features videos of real people sharing coping strategies they have used to manage depression, along with interactive exercises to help you apply skills to your own life.
If you choose to participate:
In order to be eligible you must:
This study takes place entirely online and does not require any face-to-face contact. For more information, please use the link above to give us your contact information. Then, we will give you a call to go over details of the study and ask a couple of questions to make sure that you’re eligible to participate.
If you have any questions, please contact the study coordinator, Carter Davis, at carter.davis@aggiemail.usu.edu or (385) 374-0338.
The Principal Investigator for this study is Dr. Michael Levin (Mike.Levin@usu.edu) and this study has been approved by the USU IRB (#11523).
If you choose to participate:
- You will be randomly assigned to either use LifeStories now or after waiting 4 weeks.
- Once you start LifeStories, you will spend around 40 minutes each week watching videos and completing online activities for a period of 4 weeks.
- We will also ask you to complete 3 online surveys over 4 weeks, which will take around 15 minutes each.
- For completing the second two surveys, we will pay you $10 in the form of an Amazon gift card
In order to be eligible you must:
- Be 18 years or older
- Fluent in English
- Currently reside in the United States
- Currently taking an antidepressant prescribed by your PCP
- Not be currently seeing a mental health specialist (such as a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker)
- Have not changed your medication/dose in the past 6 weeks
- Meet criteria for at least moderate depression
- Have reliable access to an internet browser and internet speed that is sufficient for streaming online videos
This study takes place entirely online and does not require any face-to-face contact. For more information, please use the link above to give us your contact information. Then, we will give you a call to go over details of the study and ask a couple of questions to make sure that you’re eligible to participate.
If you have any questions, please contact the study coordinator, Carter Davis, at carter.davis@aggiemail.usu.edu or (385) 374-0338.
The Principal Investigator for this study is Dr. Michael Levin (Mike.Levin@usu.edu) and this study has been approved by the USU IRB (#11523).
