Improving Memory to Improve Mood: A Study on Memory Training in Depressio
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F320- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, mild
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/067372
- Lead Sponsor
- Bornali Mukherji
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Diagnosis of Depressive episode (F32.0-F32.1) and Recurrent Depressive Disorder (F33.0- F33.1) according to International Classification of Diseases – Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) – Tenth Edition (ICD –10, DCR., World Health Organisation, 1993).
2. Patients with a score of 10-18 (mild-to-moderate depression) on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck et al., 1961).
3. Level of memory specificity being lower than 70% as assessed on the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT; Williams & Broadbent, 1986).
4. Patients aged between 18-50 years.
5. Educated up to 10th grade.
6. Patients that are fluent in English.
7. Individuals who are a right-handed.
1. High levels of suicide intent (ascertained from clinical interview and clinical judgement).
2. Current symptoms of psychosis
3. BDI score of severe depression having high suicidal intent.
4. Currently receiving treatment for depression other than anti-depressant medications that have been stable in type and dosage for at least a duration of 4 weeks.
5. Presence of intellectual disability or traumatic brain injury.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method improvement in subjective and objective depressive symptoms, memory specificity.Timepoint: 3 time point: Baseline measurements, Post-intervention, and 1 month follow up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rumination, and mindfulnessTimepoint: 3 time points: Baseline measures, post intervention, 1 month followup