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Clinical Trials/NCT01203683
NCT01203683CompletedPhase 3

Attention Training for Major Depressive Disorder

University of Texas at Austin1 site in 1 country53 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
53
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Beck Depression Inventory-II

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether completing a computer-based program alters changes how the brain processes emotional information and improves symptoms of depression.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Substance dependence, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, current psychotherapy, medications other than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Arms & Interventions

Active Computer-Based Program

Experimental

Putatively therapeutic computer program.

Intervention: Active computer-based training (Behavioral)

Placebo computer-based program

Placebo Comparator

Inert computer program.

Intervention: Inert computer training (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Beck Depression Inventory-II

Time Frame: Week 4, Week 9

Questionnaire to assess depression symptom severity

Secondary Outcomes

  • Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV diagnoses(Week 9)
  • Neural processing of emotion stimuli(Week 4)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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