NCT02382562

Brief Behavioral Activation Intervention for Depressed Asthma and Urticaria Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Depression and other unhealthy behaviors, such as not taking medication as prescribed and not attending doctor visits have been suggested to increase the worsening of allergic diseases (e.g. asthma, urticaria). We intend to determine whether a one-session behavioral intervention is effective in helping with depression and controlling disease symptoms. We will measure this using pre- and post-intervention surveys.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether a one-session behavioral activation intervention for depression can successfully reduce depression and improve asthma or urticaria disease-relevant outcomes (medication adherence, doctor's visits, substance abuse) in clinical patients with asthma or urticaria who report heightened levels of depression and are seen in the UMMC Allergy Clinic.

Conditions

• Depression
• Asthma
• Urticaria

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief Behavioral Activation Intervention	Clinical psychologists (investigators) will instruct the participant in ways to become more active in life, particularly with regards to activities that the participant finds pleasurable and meaningful. The intervention will take one hour to complete. Following the intervention, the participant will receive brief, weekly text or email reminders for the next 4 weeks (total of 4) to engage in pleasurable and meaningful activities during the week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-10-17
• First posted: 2015-03-06
• Last updated: 2018-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States