NCT05273983

Pilot Study of a Brief Behavioural Activation Intervention for Depressed Patients in Primary Care

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will explore the effectiveness of a brief psychological intervention for depressed outpatients in primary care. Participants will attend two intervention sessions with a psychologist and use a mobile activity/goal setting application for 6 weeks.

Detailed description

This study will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a two-session psychologist-led behavioural activation intervention, with adjunctive use of a free activity/goal setting app, for depressed patients in primary care. Outpatients in primary care with Major Depressive Disorder will be recruited to complete two intervention sessions with the primary care psychologist, as well as use the mobile activity scheduling app for 6 weeks. Symptom measures will be administered prior to both intervention sessions and 6-weeks after the first intervention session.

Conditions

• Major Depressive Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavioural Activation	The intervention will span 6 weeks, including two intervention sessions with the primary care psychologist, and 6-weeks use of a mobile activity scheduling app (Strides). In the first intervention session, the psychologist would provide psychoeducation about depression, therapeutic rationale of behavioural activation, aid the patient in identifying their values and corresponding activities that may correspond with their values, introduce the mobile app, and help the patient schedule initial activities/goals. The second intervention session, which would be flexibly scheduled according to patient need, would focus on troubleshooting/clarification of previously discussed topics.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-14
• Primary completion: 2023-02-23
• Completion: 2023-02-23
• First posted: 2022-03-10
• Last updated: 2023-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada