NCT02149381

Psychosocial Group Interventions for Depression

Psychosocial Group Interventions for Depression: Systemic and Neurophysiological Correlates of Treatment Effect. A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Eastern Finland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A total of 384 patients suffering from chronic depressive disorder will be randomized to receive treatment as usual, CBASP, or befriending for a period of five months. The primary outcome is change in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale. Secondary outcomes include changes in self-reported psychiatric symptoms, biomarkers determined from venous blood samples, and neurophysiological parameters. The data gathering is performed at pre- and post intervention stages (i.e., at baseline and at five months). A follow-up questionnaire is sent to the participants six months after the intervention.

Detailed description

The efficacy of 20-week group-CBASP as compared to TAU is evaluated by RCT in a psychiatric outpatient clinics. The recruition is completed.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CBASP	Cognitive behavioral group intervention for individuals suffering from chronic depression
BEHAVIORAL	Befriending	Social support intervention, sessions once per week
OTHER	Treatment as usual	Conventional psychiatric outpatient treatment (individual counseling)

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2014-05-29
• Last updated: 2017-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland