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Radboud University |
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Information provided by: | Radboud University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00521911 |
Depression is a common disorder among patients with a somatic illness admitted to the general hospital. Patients with depression do worse in terms of their somatic symptoms or functioning that those without depression. They also stay in the hospital for longer.
That is the reason that we are interested to know whether patients with depression do better if their depression is recognised earlier and treated appropriately. We would like to find out which questionnaires are most suitable in clinical practice to help pick up patients with a depression. In addition, we would like to know whether a short-term psychological treatment of depression would be of any help. We hope to be able to show that this treatment would not only result in a reduction of depressive symptoms, but also in a better and quicker recovery of the somatic illness.
The treatment will consist of 6 to 9 weekly sessions of one hour, conducted by a cognitive behavioural assistant. Initially, the treatment will take place in the hospital. When patients are discharged, treatment sessions will continue at home. The treatment will focus on things like recognising and challenging unhelpful thoughts, planning of activities, and testing out of predictions by setting up behavioural experiments. Three monthly booster sessions will be offered to help patients to maintain their gains and prevent relapse. We will reassess the symptoms of the patients at three and six months after the end of treatment.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Depressive Disorder Depression |
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
Study Start Date: | August 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Active Comparator
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
2: No Intervention
Treatment as Usual
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Matthijs W. Beltman, MSc | +31 (0)24 3668008 | mw.beltman@psy.umcn.nl |
Netherlands, Gelderland | |
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | Recruiting |
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB |
Principal Investigator: | Anne EM Speckens, PhD, MD | Radboud University |
Responsible Party: | Radboud University Medical Center ( Anne EM Speckens, PhD, MD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | PROJECT9999 |
Study First Received: | August 27, 2007 |
Last Updated: | December 24, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00521911 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) |
Intervention Studies Randomized Controlled Trials Cognitive Therapy Hospitals, General Prevalence |
Depression Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms |
Depression Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms |