Computer-based Treatment of Dysfunctional Beliefs in Depressive Inpatients

NCT03389464 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Face
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to investigate whether confronting depressive patients with their dysfunctional core beliefs via a computer program results in a reduction of the patients' dysfunctional beliefs. Patients will be presented with a virtual agent confronting them with their dysfunctional core beliefs (e.g. "You are worthless"). Participants will be instructed to contradict these virtual agents (e.g. "That's not true, I'm a wonderful person").

Conditions

Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• change in the score on the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale

  change in the score (ranging from 40 to 280 with higher scores indicating more dysfunctional attitudes) on the German version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale

  at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• change in the conviction ratings for the dysfunctional beliefs

  at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

• change in the conviction ratings for the alternative beliefs

  at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

• change in the score on the Beck Depression Inventory-II

  at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

Other Outcomes (3)

• change in the conviction ratings for the dysfunctional beliefs (exerimental participants only)

  at baseline, on the first day of the intervention, on the second day of the intervention, on the third day of the intervention, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

• change in the conviction ratings for the alternative beliefs (exerimental participants only)

  at baseline, on the first day of the intervention, on the second day of the intervention, on the third day of the intervention, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)

• change in the difficulty ratings (experimental participants only)

  on the first day of the intervention, on the second day of the intervention, on the third day of the intervention

Study Arms (2)

confrontation group

EXPERIMENTAL

computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs

Behavioral: computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs

control group

NO INTERVENTION

no computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs

Interventions

computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs BEHAVIORAL

Patients will be presented with a virtual agent confronting them with their dysfunctional core beliefs (e.g. "You are worthless"). Participants will be instructed to contradict these virtual agents (e.g. "That's not true, I'm a wonderful person").

confrontation group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosis of a depressive disorder

You may not qualify if:

• substantial and imminent suicide risk
• current psychotic symptoms
• history of psychotic symptoms
• current manic episode
• current diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
• hearing problems
• poor eyesight
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Regensburg: lead
• Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Germany: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

medbo Bezirksklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, 93053, Germany

RECRUITING

Related Publications (4)

• Beck AT, Steer RA, Brown GK. Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition. Manual. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation, 1996.

  BACKGROUND

• Hautzinger M, Keller F, Kühner C. BDI-II - Beck Depressions-Inventar - Manual. Frankfurt: Harcourt Test Services, 2006.

  BACKGROUND

• Hautzinger M, Joormann J, Keller F. DAS - Skala dysfunktionaler Einstellungen - Manual. Göttingen: Hogrefe, 2005.

  BACKGROUND

• Weissman AN, Beck AT. Development and validation of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Chicago, 1978.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Youssef Shiban, Prof.

  PFH - Private University of Applied Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Youssef Shiban, Prof.

CONTACT

+4955154700445; shiban@pfh.de

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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2017
• First Posted: January 3, 2018
• Study Start: January 8, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 27, 2018
• Study Completion: September 27, 2018
• Last Updated: May 2, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

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