Humor training for people with mental disorders – a randomized controlled trial

Phase 1

Conditions: F32.0
F33.0
F33.1
F34.1
F43.2
Mild depressive episode
F32.1
F42
F40
Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode mild

Registration Number: DRKS00012443

Lead Sponsor: niversität Salzburg

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

good German language skills, no cognitive deficits and diagnoses F32.0 + F32.1, F33.0 + 33.1, F34.1, F40, F42, F43.2

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are:
-F20-29 Schizophrenia and schizoaffective/delusional disorders
-F30 manic episode
-F31 bipolar disorder
-F32.2/F32.2 severe depression with/without psychotic symptoms
-F33.2/F33.3 recurrent severe depression with/without psychotic symptoms
-F43.0/F43.1 acute stress reaction/ PTSD
-F44 dissociative disorders
-F50 eating disorders
-F60-69 personality disorders

-acute suicidality
-age <18 or >80
-cognitive deficits
-no German language skills

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Coping Humor Scale (CHS):<br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online<br><br>State-Trait-Cheerfulness-Inventory (STCI):<br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
StateTrait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI):<br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online<br><br>WHO 5 Well-being-Index (WHO-5):<br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online<br><br>Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D): <br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online<br><br>Gelotophobia questionnaire (GELOPH-15):<br> 3 measurement points: Pre, post and follow-up (after 1 month) --> filled in online<br><br>Feedback questionnaire (self generated):<br>1 measurement point at post