Guided Imagery Training and Self-Referential Processing

NCT03056963 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UTEXAS-2016-07-0080
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a guided imagery paradigm for reducing negative ways of thinking about the self. There will be at least 60 participants enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. Participants will be randomly selected to receive one of two types of trainings, each over the course of two weeks. Participants will undergo the training exercises at home. The training exercises will help them to think differently about themselves. Participants will be able to determine if they are eligible, and then participate, by filling out a screening questionnaire online.

Conditions

Depression; Negative Thoughts

Keywords

Guided Imagery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in response on the Self-Referent Encoding Task (SRET)

  The SRET is a task that asks participants to categorize words as self-referential or not. Its outcomes are focused on behavioral response and reaction time. We have shown that it has good test-retest reliability over the course of one week.

  Participants will complete the SRET at baseline, after one week, and after two weeks. Change will be assessed primarily as SRET at two weeks MINUS SRET at baseline.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Depressive Symptomatology

  Participants will complete measures of depressive symptoms at baseline, after one week, and after two weeks.

Study Arms (2)

Positive Self-Reference Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm will complete the Positive Self-Reference Training (PSRT).

Behavioral: Positive Self-Reference Training

Neutral Training Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants in this arm will complete the neutral training paradigm.

Behavioral: Neutral Training Control

Interventions

Positive Self-Reference Training BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this intervention will review a brief psychoeducational video describing the training, and then be given cues every other day designed to practice skills. Participants will then practice visualizing and describing scenes based on these cues. This training will be focused on positive self-referent material.

Positive Self-Reference Training

Neutral Training Control BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this intervention will review a brief psychoeducational video describing the training, and then be given cues every other day designed to practice skills. Participants will then practice visualizing and describing scenes based on these cues. This training will be focused on neutral, non-self-referent material.

Neutral Training Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• willing and able to provide informed consent
• elevated depressive symptoms -- i.e., a score above a 13 on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD)

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas at Austin: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78703, United States

Location

Related Links

• Screening Questionnaire

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Justin Dainer-Best

  University of Texas at Austin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 10, 2017
• First Posted: February 17, 2017
• Study Start: March 17, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 19, 2017
• Study Completion: June 19, 2017
• Last Updated: July 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)