A feasibility study to test the methods and recruitment procedures towards a future randomised trial of self-hypnosis versus antidepressant medication for the management of depressio
Completed
- Conditions
- DepressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN66084210
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Edinburgh (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible patients were all those aged 18-65 with a diagnosis of depression and receiving a new prescription for antidepressants from their general practitioner (GP)
Exclusion Criteria
Exceptions were those with bipolar depression, psychoses, alcohol and illicit drug use and active suicidal ideas.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Changes in scores on the Beck Depression Inventory<br>2. Brief Symptom Inventory <br>3. SF-36
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration