The Effect of Logotherapy-Based Intervention on Depression Patients on Depression,Psychological Pain and Meaning of Life

NCT05702736 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 20-3T/42
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to compare in logotherapy-based intervention practiced to depressed patients on depression, psychological pain and meaning of life. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in reducing the depression levels of the patients?
• Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in reducing the psychological pain levels of the patients?
• Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in increasing the patients' level of meaning to life? Participants will be done online interview once a week for eight sessions. Researchers will compare intervention and control groups to see if logotherapy-based intervention practiced effect depression, psychological pain and meaning of life levels.

Conditions

Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• "Beck Depression Inventory" Scores

  Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) The inventory measures depression level.The inventory assesses physical, emotional, cognitive and motivational components. The four-point Likert-type scale comprises of 21 questions. The scale has a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 63. As the total score increases, the depression level also increases. The scale score graded depression into four levels: normal (0-9 points), mild (10-16 points), moderate (17-29 points) and severe (30-63 points).

  post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)

• "Psychache Scale" Scores

  Psychache Scale was developed to assess psychological pain. The five-point Likert-type scale consists of 13 questions. The scale has a minimum score of 13 and a maximum score of 65. As the total score increases, the psychache level increases.

  post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)

• "Meaning of Life Questionnaire" Scores

  Meaning of Life Questionnaire measures the level of meaning that individuals give to life.This seven-point Likert-type scale consists of 10 questions.The scale has a minimum score of 10 and a maximum score of 70. The scale has two subscales. These subscales include the existing meaning in life (5 questions) and the search for meaning in life (5 questions).The total score is obtained by summing the subscale scores. As the total score of the scale increases, individuals' level of meaning in life increases.

  post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to intervention group as a pre-test. Inaddition to the Standard treatment, the intervention group received a logotherapy-based intervention. Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to intervention group as a post test and follow up test.

Behavioral: logotherapy-based intervention

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to control group as a pre-test. The control group received only standard treatment. Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to control group as a post test and follow up test.

Interventions

logotherapy-based intervention BEHAVIORAL

Logotherapy-based intervention was administered to the individuals in the intervention group as a total of eight sessions, once a week.

Intervention 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:

• Be between the ages of 18-65
• Having been diagnosed with depression
• A score of 17 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory
• Willingness and willingness to participate in the research
• Completed at least six interviews

You may not qualify if:

• Having an active risk of suicide
• Having psychotic symptoms
• Having a psychiatric comorbidity
• Using antipsychotic medication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ege University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ege University Faculty of Nursing

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Limitations and Caveats

It is among the limitations that the patients in the intervention and control groups can experience improvement thanks to the use of psychiatric drugs other than logotherapy-based applications. The research was conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Face-to-face meetings were held online. Again, depression levels may have been affected since patients had to be forced to stay at home. These possibilities are among the limitations of the research.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Merve UGURYOL UNAL
• Organization: Ege University

merve.uguryol.unal@ege.edu.tr

+902323115545

Study Officials

• Esra ENGİN

  Ege University

  STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant, Phd Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2023
• First Posted: January 27, 2023
• Study Start: March 4, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 4, 2021
• Study Completion: September 4, 2022
• Last Updated: April 8, 2025
• Results First Posted: April 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)