A Systems-Level Intervention for Rural Adults With Depression

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Conditions studied: Depressive Symptoms

In brief

This study aims to test the effectiveness of a computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for depression among rural adults. The intervention, called Raising Our Spirits Together (ROST), was developed via a community-based participatory approach and will be delivered in small groups, facilitated by local pastors. Groups will be held virtually, or in-person at two churches in rural Michigan. Eighty-four individuals will be recruited from Hillsdale, Michigan, to test the effect of ROST on depressive symptoms, compared to an Enhanced Control Condition (ECC).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04502186

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

70

Starts

2020-09-20

Expected to finish

2023-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must live in Hillsdale, Lenawee, Jackson, or Calhoun County, Michigan
• Positive screen for at least mild depressive symptoms based on the the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9>=5)

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Currently receiving cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression
• Ever completed a course of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT; >=8 sessions)
• Diagnosis of a psychotic disorder
• Current use of opiates or freebase cocaine
• Prominent suicidal/homicidal ideation with imminent risk.

Where it is running

• Trinity Lutheran Church — Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
• Jonesville First Presbyterian Church — Jonesville, Michigan, United States

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