e-Compared-S: Comparative Effectiveness Research on Internet-based Depression Treatment - Spanish Trial

Internet based blended CBT depression treatment combines individual face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with CBT delivered through an Internet based treatment platform with mobile phone components (either integrated in the treatment platform or as a separate system). The core components of the CBT treatment are: (1) psycho-education, (2) cognitive restructuring, (3) behavioural activation, (4) positive psychology, and (5) relapse prevention. These will be delivered over 10 sessions. For this study, the ratio between the number of face-to-face sessions and the number of online module will be 1/3 face-to-face and 2/3 online.

Treatment as usual (TAU) is defined as the routine care that subjects receive when they are diagnosed with depression in the primary care system. In practice, this means that treatment as usual may vary between patients. We will not interfere with treatment as usual but we will monitor carefully which health care services are utilized by usual care patients using patient records and through self-report