Mental Imagery and Psychological Well-being

NCT05771636 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1959-827
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of mental imagery practice on depression, behavioral activation, psychological well-being and other processes involved in depression such as anhedonia. We use a multiple baseline design in addition to a pre-post and follow-up standardized assessment design.

Conditions

Depression; Anhedonia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (28)

• Depressive symptomatology

  The Beck depression inventory- second edition (BDI-II) is a 21-items scale that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms during the last two weeks. The score may range from 0 to 63. Higher score indicates higher depressive symptoms (worse outcome).

  Baseline

• Depressive symptomatology

  The Beck depression inventory- second edition (BDI-II) is a 21-items scale that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms during the last two weeks. The score may range from 0 to 63. Higher score indicates higher depressive symptoms (worse outcome).

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• Depressive symptomatology

  The Beck depression inventory- second edition (BDI-II) is a 21-items scale that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms during the last two weeks. The score may range from 0 to 63. Higher score indicates higher depressive symptoms (worse outcome).

  1 month after end of treatment

• Depressive symptomatology

  The Beck depression inventory- second edition (BDI-II) is a 21-items scale that assesses the severity of depressive symptoms during the last two weeks. The score may range from 0 to 63. Higher score indicates higher depressive symptoms (worse outcome).

  3 months after end of treatment

• Behavioral activation

  The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) is a 25-items scale that assesses behavioral activation. Five subscales have been identified: Activation, Behavioral Avoidance, Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment. Activation may range from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate greater activation level (better outcome)

  Baseline

• Behavioral activation

  The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) is a 25-items scale that assesses behavioral activation. Five subscales have been identified: Activation, Behavioral Avoidance, Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment. Activation may range from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate greater activation level (better outcome)

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• Behavioral activation

  The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) is a 25-items scale that assesses behavioral activation. Five subscales have been identified: Activation, Behavioral Avoidance, Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment. Activation may range from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate greater activation level (better outcome)

  1 month after end of treatment

• Behavioral activation

  The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) is a 25-items scale that assesses behavioral activation. Five subscales have been identified: Activation, Behavioral Avoidance, Rumination, Work/School Impairment and Social Impairment. Activation may range from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate greater activation level (better outcome)

  3 months after end of treatment

• LOT

  The Life Orientation Test (Revised) is a 10-items scale assesses one's dispositional level of optimism, providing meaningful insight into possible interventions, such as those to address harmful thought patterns. Scores can range from 0 to 24, being 0-13 Low Optimism, 14-18 Moderate Optimism, 19-24 High Optimism.

  Baseline

• LOT

  The Life Orientation Test (Revised) is a 10-items scale assesses one's dispositional level of optimism, providing meaningful insight into possible interventions, such as those to address harmful thought patterns. Scores can range from 0 to 24, being 0-13 Low Optimism, 14-18 Moderate Optimism, 19-24 High Optimism.

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• LOT

  The Life Orientation Test (Revised) is a 10-items scale assesses one's dispositional level of optimism, providing meaningful insight into possible interventions, such as those to address harmful thought patterns. Scores can range from 0 to 24, being 0-13 Low Optimism, 14-18 Moderate Optimism, 19-24 High Optimism.

  1 month after end of treatment

• LOT

  The Life Orientation Test (Revised) is a 10-items scale assesses one's dispositional level of optimism, providing meaningful insight into possible interventions, such as those to address harmful thought patterns. Scores can range from 0 to 24, being 0-13 Low Optimism, 14-18 Moderate Optimism, 19-24 High Optimism.

  3 months after end of treatment

• PANAS

  The Positive affect negative affect scale consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much)

  Baseline

• PANAS

  The Positive affect negative affect scale consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much)

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• PANAS

  The Positive affect negative affect scale consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much)

  1 month after end of treatment

• PANAS

  The Positive affect negative affect scale consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).

  3 months after end of treatment

• Anhedonia

  The Savoring belief Inventory (SBI) is an 24-items scale assessing individuals' attitudes regarding savoring positive experiences. Three subscales related to three temporal orientations are identified, one related to the past (reminiscence), one related to the present moment (present), and one related to the future (anticipation) each represented by 8 items. Higher scores indicate higher level of approach and savor pleasant events (better outcome).

  Baseline

• Anhedonia

  The Savoring belief Inventory (SBI) is an 24-items scale assessing individuals' attitudes regarding savoring positive experiences. Three subscales related to three temporal orientations are identified, one related to the past (reminiscence), one related to the present moment (present), and one related to the future (anticipation) each represented by 8 items. Higher scores indicate higher level of approach and savor pleasant events (better outcome).

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• Anhedonia

  The Savoring belief Inventory (SBI) is an 24-items scale assessing individuals' attitudes regarding savoring positive experiences. Three subscales related to three temporal orientations are identified, one related to the past (reminiscence), one related to the present moment (present), and one related to the future (anticipation) each represented by 8 items. Higher scores indicate higher level of approach and savor pleasant events (better outcome).

  1 month after end of treatment

• Anhedonia

  The Savoring belief Inventory (SBI) is an 24-items scale assessing individuals' attitudes regarding savoring positive experiences. Three subscales related to three temporal orientations are identified, one related to the past (reminiscence), one related to the present moment (present), and one related to the future (anticipation) each represented by 8 items. Higher scores indicate higher level of approach and savor pleasant events (better outcome).

  3 months after end of treatment

• Well-being

  The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is a 14-items scale assessing mental well-being. The score may range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate higher mental well-being (better outcome).

  Baseline

• Well-being

  The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is a 14-items scale assessing mental well-being. The score may range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate higher mental well-being (better outcome).

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• Well-being

  The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is a 14-items scale assessing mental well-being. The score may range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate higher mental well-being (better outcome).

  1 month after end of treatment

• Well-being

  The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is a 14-items scale assessing mental well-being. The score may range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate higher mental well-being (better outcome).

  3 months after end of treatment

• Mental Imagery ability

  The Plymouth Sensory Imagery questionnaire is a 35 items scale measuring the vividness of mental imagery in seven different modalities: vision, sound, smell, taste, touch, bodily sensation, and emotion. There is a sub-score for every modality, with score ranging from 5 to 50 (better outcome) and a total score ranging from 35 to 350 (better outcome) higher score indicating higher imagery ability.

  Baseline

• Mental Imagery ability

  The Plymouth Sensory Imagery questionnaire is a 35 items scale measuring the vividness of mental imagery in seven different modalities: vision, sound, smell, taste, touch, bodily sensation, and emotion. There is a sub-score for every modality, with score ranging from 5 to 50 (better outcome) and a total score ranging from 35 to 350 (better outcome) higher score indicating higher imagery ability.

  Two weeks after beginning of treatment (end of treatment)

• Mental Imagery ability

  The Plymouth Sensory Imagery questionnaire is a 35 items scale measuring the vividness of mental imagery in seven different modalities: vision, sound, smell, taste, touch, bodily sensation, and emotion. There is a sub-score for every modality, with score ranging from 5 to 50 (better outcome) and a total score ranging from 35 to 350 (better outcome) higher score indicating higher imagery ability.

  1 month after end of treatment

• Mental Imagery ability

  The Plymouth Sensory Imagery questionnaire is a 35 items scale measuring the vividness of mental imagery in seven different modalities: vision, sound, smell, taste, touch, bodily sensation, and emotion. There is a sub-score for every modality, with score ranging from 5 to 50 (better outcome) and a total score ranging from 35 to 350 (better outcome) higher score indicating higher imagery ability.

  3 months after end of treatment

Secondary Outcomes (27)

• self concordant motivation

  Baseline

• Motivation to do this activity

  Baseline

• Motivation to do this activity

  Right before doing the activity (during the two weeks intervention, reporting in the booklet, at home)

• Positive anticipation of the activity

  Baseline

• Positive anticipation of the activity

  Right before doing the activity (during the two weeks intervention, reporting in the booklet, at home)

Study Arms (3)

Experimental G1 - imagery of planned activity

EXPERIMENTAL

In this condition, the participant will have to think about 4 activities he will plan to do during the next 2 weeks. He will then complete a questionnaire about all the activities he identified and think about the major obstacle that could prevent him to do each activity, and a solution for each one. Then he will proceed to a mental imagery exercise where he imagines doing the activity as vividly as possible. He then will proceed to go home and repeat the imagery practice every day for the next two weeks, and do the planned activities. He will report in a booklet ratings of the mental imagery exercise and the activities he did.

Behavioral: Mental Imagery

Experimental G2 - imagery of best possible self

EXPERIMENTAL

In this condition, the participant will first have to do a mental imagery exercise where he imagines his best possible self, having accomplished all his big life goals, as vividly as possible. He will then have to think about 4 activities he will plan to do during the next 2 weeks, in line with the imagery exercise. He will then complete a questionnaire about all the activities he identified. He then will proceed to go home and repeat the imagery practice every day for the next two weeks, and do the planned activities. He will report in a booklet ratings of the mental imagery exercise and the activities he did.

Behavioral: Mental Imagery

Control G3 - activity planification alone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In this condition, the participant will have to think about 4 activities he will plan to do during the next 2 weeks. He will then complete a questionnaire about all the activities he identified. There is no mental imagery exercise in this condition. He then will proceed to go home and receive the assignment to do the planned activities in the course of the next two weeks. He will report in a booklet ratings of the activities he did.

Behavioral: Control condition (activity planification)

Interventions

Mental Imagery BEHAVIORAL

Mental Imagery consists of imagining a situation in the most vivid way possible, including all sensory modalities (visual image, sensations, smells, sounds, emotions). It can be used to act as a motivational amplifier, by pre-experimenting a situation in imagination. The best possible self imagery consists of imagining the best version possible of one's self , after accomplishing all their major life goals, in a future where everything turned out the best way possible. What does this best version of you do, in terms of actions, on an everyday basis ? The planned imagery exercise consists of rehearsing an activity in a mental way, before actually doing it. It can help to visualize the outcome of this activity and benefits it can provide to the participant before actually getting it done.

Experimental G1 - imagery of planned activity; Experimental G2 - imagery of best possible self

Control condition (activity planification) BEHAVIORAL

The participant identifies 4 activities that he plans to do in the course of the next 2 weeks.

Control G3 - activity planification alone

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• At least some symptoms of depression (minimal score of 8 on the depression subscale of the HADS)

You may not qualify if:

• Not ongoing psychotherapy at the time of the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Liege: lead

Study Sites (1)

Université de Liège

Liège, 4000, Belgium

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anhedonia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Ecaterina Lazari, master degree

CONTACT

+324/366.23.37; e.lazari@uliege.be

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2023
• First Posted: March 16, 2023
• Study Start: March 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: May 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

BE (1)