Examining the Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the Treatment of Unipolar Depression in Malaysia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: nipolar Depression.; Severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms

• Registration Number: IRCT2014102219631N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Putra Malaysia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria for the current study was that the participants must have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder in the past two weeks by a psychiatrist, between the ages of 18 to 60 years, is currently receiving pharmacotherapy treatment for unipolar depression, be able to understand Bahasa Malaysia and no co-morbid diagnosis of major psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or medical disorders (e.g. cancer, HIV).

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptoms. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-Malay.;Negative Automatic Thoughts. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Automatic Thought Questionnaire-Malay.;Dysfunctional Beliefs. Timepoint: Pre, Mid & Post-treatment. Method of measurement: Dysfunctional Attitude Scale-Malay.;Cohesion. Timepoint: Pre, mid and post-treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Anologue Scale.