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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
Depression
Mental 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
NameTimeMethod
1. Changes in scores on the Beck Depression Inventory<br>2. Brief Symptom Inventory <br>3. SF-36
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration
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