Body Awareness in People With Depressive Disorder

NCT06879977 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ABC-D_1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 125
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Body awareness plays a crucial role in health and well-being. However, too little research has been carried out on how it manifests in individuals with depressive disorders. The Awareness Body Chart (ABC), a tool developed in recent years to assess body awareness, may provide new insights into the physical experience of people with depression and may lead the way in the application of body-oriented therapies in this cohort. Information about the distribution properties of the Awareness Body Chart in people with depressive disorder will be collected and analysed in this observational study.

Conditions

Depressive Disorder

Keywords

Depression; Body awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire (ABC)

  Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness. In the case of pain, the pain location can also be marked on the body chart with a red pen and recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain).

  Within the first 7 days after admission

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire (ABC)

  Before discharge

• Like/Dislike Body Chart

  Within the first 7 days after admission and before discharge

• Self-rating mood scale - revised

  Within the first 7 days after admission and before discharge

• Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)

  Within the first 7 days after admission and before discharge

• Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

  Within the first 7 days after admission and before discharge

Study Arms (1)

Patients with depressive disorders

Patients with depressive disorders at the beginning and end of an inpatient stay

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 69 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with depressive disorders at the beginning and end of an inpatient stay.

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 - 69 years
• Medical diagnosis of a depressive disorder, including depressive adjustment disorder and depressive episodes in the context of bipolar disorder, i.e. one of the following ICD-10 codes:
• F32 Depressive Episode
• F33 Recurrent Depressive Disorder
• F31.3 Bipolar Affective Disorder, current mild or moderate depressive episode
• F31.4 Bipolar Affective Disorder, current severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms
• F43.20 Adjustment Disorder with Brief Depressive Reaction
• F43.21 Adjustment Disorder with Prolonged Depressive Reaction
• Inpatient admission
• Written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to fill out questionnaires with or without assistance due to language, physical, or cognitive limitations
• Acute psychotic state
• Known body schema disorders, e.g. due to significant neurological or malignant diseases, eating disorders, congenital or acquired physical limitations such as the absence of a body part
• Deafness, blindness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johannes Kepler University of Linz: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kepler University Clinic, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Linz, 4020, Austria

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depressive Disorder; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Christian Mittermaier, M.D.

CONTACT

+43 (0)5 7680 83 - 6170; Christian.Mittermaier@kepleruniklinikum.at

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Department, M.D.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2025
• First Posted: March 17, 2025
• Study Start: March 26, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

AU (1)