The Role of Expectations in the Pharmacological Treatment of Depression - An Experimental Investigation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Episode
- Registration Number
- NCT03190772
- Lead Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The study aimes at identifying whether positive expectations have an impact on the way depressive participants experience emotions in the form of sadness.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 94
Inclusion Criteria
- major depression (mild to moderate)
- fluent in German language
Exclusion Criteria
- bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, substance dependence
- cardiovascular disease, severe kidney or liver disease, epilepsy
- change of psychotropic medication intake within the last four weeks
- allergic to capsaicin
- allergic to sesame oil
- students in medicine, pharmacy, or psychology in their third year or older
- completed studies in medicine, pharmacy or psychology
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sadness Directly after watching the film sequence, no follow-up assessments Items of PANAS-X
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Justus Liebig University Gießen
🇩🇪Gießen, Hessen, Germany
Philipps University Marburg
🇩🇪Marburg, Hessen, Germany
Justus Liebig University Gießen🇩🇪Gießen, Hessen, Germany