NCT01553669

Brief Summary

The primary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy is significantly and clinically effective to improve the experiment group's depressive symptoms after six weeks therapy, and the efficacy can be maintained on the three months follow-up. The secondary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy significantly reduce the loneliness and increase the self-esteem and life satisfaction of the experiment group.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2 depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2011

Shorter than P25 for phase_2 depression

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2011

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 6, 2012

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 14, 2012

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

May 15, 2012

Status Verified

May 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

March 6, 2012

Last Update Submit

May 14, 2012

Conditions

Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS)

    the 6th and 18th week

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Change in self esteem using the Self-Esteem Scale (SES)

    the 6th and 18th week

  • Change in life satisfaction using the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A)

    the 6th and 18th week

  • Change in loneliness using Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale

    the 6th and 18th week

Study Arms (2)

reminiscence therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Reminiscence therapy is a method of using the memory to protect mental health and improve the quality of life.

Behavioral: reminiscence therapy

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The participants assigned to the waiting-list as the control group will be treated as before. After the intervention period, we will conduct reminiscence therapy on them if they ask for.

Interventions

reminiscence therapyBEHAVIORAL

The subjects who are arranged to the experiment group will be intervened using the reminiscence therapy manual proposed by Watt and Cappeliez (2000). According to the manual, the group consisted of six weekly sessions of 90 min each. There will be about four people in each subgroup. During each weekly session, the memories recalled focused on a different theme.

Also known as: life review
reminiscence therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years of age and older;
  • A score above 10 and lower than 26 on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS);
  • A score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);
  • Not taking anti-depressant medication or taking part in other psychotherapy when enrolling, if taking anti-depressant medication, must be stabilized on that medication for at least three months;
  • Having no problem with communication (such as, can speak fluent mandarin, or if he/she speaks a dialect, his/her dialect can be understood by most of people).

You may not qualify if:

  • Suicide attempt;
  • A diagnosis of cognitive impairment by DSM-Ⅳ, or mental disorders other than depression;
  • Alcohol or drug abuse;
  • Cannot grantee attending the therapy at a weekly base due to physical impairment, lack of time or unwilling etc.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Center on Ageing Psychology, Key Lab of Mental Health

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100101, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Chen TJ, Li HJ, Li J. The effects of reminiscence therapy on depressive symptoms of Chinese elderly: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 5;12:189. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-189.

    PMID: 23126676DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Juan Li, PhD

    Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Ctr Ageing Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tingji Chen, master

CONTACT

(086)18610249921Chentj@psych.ac.cn

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 6, 2012

First Posted

March 14, 2012

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion

September 1, 2012

Study Completion

September 1, 2012

Last Updated

May 15, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-05

Locations

CN(1)