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Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Depression vs Treatment as Usual in the Treatment of Major Depression

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Major Depression
Interventions
Behavioral: Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Depression (SMART-D) Therapy
Registration Number
NCT04388748
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

Researchers are trying to find out if a Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART-D) therapy will help with major depression treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
27
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants will be enrolled for this study from patients attending the Mayo Clinic Depression Center, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine clinics, Behavioral Health and Primary Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin, MN, with a diagnosis of major depression, in partial or near remission with PHQ-9 scores ≤14
  • Participants will be required to be between 25 and 80 years old
  • Able to speak English
  • Able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
  • Participants must have DSM-V diagnostic confirmation of major depressive disorder (MDD) (American Psychiatric Association 2013).
  • Participants will continue taking any prescribed medications from their clinical treatment team.
  • Participants with co-morbid secondary diagnoses of persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorders will be included in the study.
  • Participants must consent to audio recording of random group sessions which will be disclosed at the final study session.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants with bipolar disorder, active psychosis, active suicidal ideations, and active substance abuse meeting criteria for substance use disorders except nicotine, obsessive compulsive disorder, active panic disorder with agoraphobia or other phobic disorder, active posttraumatic stress disorder, active severe personality disorders will be excluded.
  • Pregnant women - because of time duration of the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SMART-D Intervention GroupStress Management and Resiliency Training for Depression (SMART-D) TherapySubjects will participate in Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Depression (SMART-D) therapy as well as treatment as usual which consists of any ongoing medication or psychotherapy based treatments that are currently in place.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in severity of depressionBaseline, week 1, week 8, 3 months, 6 months

Measured using the 17 item Hamilton Depression Rating scale (HAM-D) where total scores are reported on a scale of 0 - 7 = Normal, 8 - 13 = Mild Depression, 14-18 = Moderate Depression, 19 - 22 = Severe Depression, \> 23 = Very Severe Depression

Change in patient health questionnaire depression assessmentBaseline, week 1, week 8, 3 months, 6 months

Measured using the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) where total scores are reported on a scale of 1-4 Minimal depression, 5-9 Mild depression, 10-14 Moderate depression, 15-19 Moderately severe depression, 20-27 Severe depression

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changed in perceived stress scale1 week, 8 week, 3 month, 6 month

Measured using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Subjects are asked to answer a 10 question about their feelings and thoughts during the last month using a scale of 0 = Never, 1 = Almost Never, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Fairly Often, 4 = Very Often

Change in measures of resilience1 week, 8 week, 3 month, 6 month

Measured using the Connor Davidson Resiliency Scale. Subjects are asked to indicate if they agree with 25 statements on a scale of 0=not true at all, 1=rarely true, 2=sometimes true, 3=often true and 4=true nearly all the time

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin

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Austin, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea

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Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States

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