Dance Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Depressed Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT04421651 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UJyvaskyla DMT trial
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 109
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This multi-centre research investigates the effects of dance movement therapy (DMT) on participants diagnosed with depression. In total, 109 persons participated in the study in various locations in Finland. All participants received treatment as usual (TAU). They were randomised into DMT + TAU (n = 52) or TAU-only (n = 57). The participants in the DMT + TAU group were offered 20 DMT sessions twice a week for 10 weeks in addition to standard care. The measurement points included pre-treatment measurement at the baseline and post-treatment measurement at the end of the intervention, which was 10 weeks after the pre-treatment measurement. The follow-up measurement was 3 months after the post-treatment measurement. The effects of the intervention were assessed with a clinical measure of depression (BDI-I) and with indicators of physical and psychological distress (CORE-OM and SCL-90). The participants in the treatment group (DMT+TAU) were compared to the participants in the control group who received TAU-only.

Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Dance Movement Therapy; Adults; Depression; Beck Depression Inventory; Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure; The Symptoms Check List-90

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change from baseline depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory; BDI) at 10-week post-treatment measurement

  BDI measures depressive symptoms with 21 items. Each item is scored 0-3 and sum scores are calculated on the basis of participants' responses. The total sum score can range from 0 to 63.

  10 weeks

• Change from post-treatment depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory; BDI) at three-month follow-up measurement

  The change in depressive symptoms between the post-treatment measurement at the end of the 10-week intervention and the 3-month follow-up.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change from baseline psychological distress (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure; CORE-OM) at 10-week post-treatment measurement

  10 weeks

• Change from post-treatment psychological distress (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation - Outcome Measure; CORE-OM) at three-month follow-up measurement

  3 months

• Change from baseline physiological and psychological symptoms (the Symptoms Check List-90; SCL-90) at 10-week post-treatment measurement

  10 weeks

• Change from post-treatment physiological and psychological symptoms (the Symptoms Check List-90; SCL-90) at three-month follow-up measurement

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Treatment group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the treatment group were offered 20 Dance movement therapy sessions in addition to standard care.

Behavioral: Dance Movement Therapy group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group continued treatment as usual in the health services.

Interventions

Dance Movement Therapy group BEHAVIORAL

DMT-intervention was facilitated by a dance movement therapist and included 20 x 75 mins sessions within 10 weeks.

Treatment 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:

• The participant needed to have a diagnoses of depression by a psychiatrist or general practitioner (ICD -diagnostic system). The researchers checked that the participants were working age (18-65 years of age) and fulfilled the criteria for rehabilitative psychotherapy in Finland: at least three months of relevant treatment since depression was diagnosed; the participants' ability to work or study is impaired by depression; a psychiatrist has determined that rehabilitative psychotherapy is necessary to improve or support the participant's ability to work or study.

You may not qualify if:

• active suicidal ideation; psychotic symptoms; substance misuse that is on a critical level. Also, interviewees who had pain-related problems that restricted daily life or were pregnant were not admitted to the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Jyvaskyla: lead
• The Social Insurance Institution of Finland: collaborator
• Finnish Dance Therapy Association: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Hyvonen K, Pylvanainen P, Muotka J, Lappalainen R. The Effects of Dance Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Depression: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial in Finland. Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 12;11:1687. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01687. eCollection 2020.

  PMID: 32903394 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Raimo Lappalainen, Professor

  University of Jyvaskyla

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2020
• First Posted: June 9, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2019
• Last Updated: June 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share