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Effects of a video viewing intervention with positive-word stimulation on depressive symptoms in elderly cardiovascular patients with subthreshold depression: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cardiovascular disease patients with subthreshold depression
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000052155
Lead Sponsor
Gunma University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were those who had been diagnosed with a mental disorder at least once in their lifetime regardless of the type of disorder, those who were currently receiving professional treatment for mental health problems, those with visual or hearing impairments that interfere with daily living, those who were assessed by M.I.N.I. to have had a major depressive episode in the past two weeks, and those with life The exclusion criteria were: those with serious life-threatening complications.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome is the change in scores on the Japanese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition one week after the baseline assessment.
Secondary Outcome Measures
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Secondary outcomes are change in the minimum amount of exercise at which heart failure symptoms appear on the Specific Activity Scale, New York Heart Association functional class, and change in handgrip strength one week after the baseline assessment.
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