Feasibility and Efficacy of Delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Through an Online Psychotherapy Tool for Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Nazanin Alavi   ^{1, 2} , MD, FRCPC ;   Callum Stephenson   ^{1, 2} , BScH ;   Megan Yang   ¹ , MD, FRCPC ;   Anchan Kumar   ¹ , MD ;   Yijia Shao   ³ ;   Shadé Miller   ¹ , MD ;   Caitlin S Yee   ¹ , MD ;   Anthi Stefatos   ¹ , MD ;   Maedeh Gholamzadehmir   ^{1, 2, 4} , PhD ;   Zara Abbaspour   ¹ , MD ;   Jasleen Jagayat   ¹ , BScH ;   Amirhossein Shirazi   ^{1, 2, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Mohsen Omrani   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Archana Patel   ¹ , MD, FRCPC ;   Charmy Patel   ¹ , BScH, MPH ;   Dianne Groll   ¹ , PhD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

² Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

³ Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ OPTT Inc, Digital Media Zone, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada