Increasing approach tendencies for positive socio-emotional cues in depressio

Phase 2

• Conditions: F32.1; F32.2; F33.1; F33.2; Moderate depressive episode; Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms; Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode moderate; Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode severe without psychotic symptoms

• Registration Number: DRKS00022447
• Lead Sponsor: Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-12
• Study Completion: 2022-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

(a) Sex: male, female, diverse

b) DSM-5 diagnosis of major depression

Exclusion Criteria

a) Medical or psychiatric (e.g. acute suicidal tendency) instability

b) Substance dependency disorder (currently consuming), psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, severe neurological illness

(c) Insufficient knowledge of the German language to complete questionnaires

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptoms via a self-assessment questionnaire before/after the intervention and after two further weeks in a short-term follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Approach bias on socio-emotional stimuli before/after the intervention by smartphone test<br><br>2) Anhedonia via questionnaire before/after the intervention<br><br>3) Positivity via questionnaire before/after the intervention<br><br>4) Acceptance of the intervention via questionnaire<br>