A Guided Cognitive-Behavioral Self-Help Treatment for Depression in Parkinson's Disease
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depression
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot-test a guided cognitive-behavioral self-help program for mild-to-moderate depression in Parkinson's disease (dPD). We will pilot-test the guided self-help treatment on 20 people with PD and their caregivers. The manual will be revised based on participant feedback. Several feasibility measures regarding the guided self-help program (i.e., recruitment, retention, enjoyment, helpfulness, adherence) will also be assessed. Moreover, preliminary estimates of effect size for this guided self-help program will be calculated and used in future research. We hypothesize that people with PD will report decreases in depression, anxiety, and negative thoughts and improvements in quality life and sleep and that caregivers will report decreases in burden after participating in the guided self-help program
Detailed Description
To our knowledge, Cognitive-Behavioral self-help interventions remain unexplored for depression in PD to date. The results of this study will be used to support future treatment development efforts for depression and other psychiatric complications in PD that may improve the access to and quality of mental health care in this medical population.
Investigators
Roseanne D Dobkin, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Previous diagnosis of Parkinson's disease by a general neurologist or Movement Disorders Specialist
- •Clinically significant depression as determined by study staff
- •35-85 years old
- •Stable medication regimen ≥ 6 weeks
- •No change in mental health treatment in past 2 months _
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe depressive symptoms
- •Suicidal plans or intent
- •Significant cognitive impairment
- •Significant motor fluctuations (i.e., ≥ 50% of the day)
- •Unstable medical conditions
- •Receiving CBT elsewhere
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
Time Frame: 14 weeks
A clinician-administered rating scale for depression
Secondary Outcomes
- Inference Questionnaire(14 weeks)
- Beck Depression Inventory(14 weeks)
- Insomnia Severity Index(14 weeks)
- Medical Outcomes Short Form(14 weeks)
- Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale(14 weeks)
- Feasibility and adherence measures(10 weeks)
- Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(14 weeks)
- Caregiver Distress Scale(14 weeks)