A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy provided by trained Buddhist monks in the treatment of late life-depression: Study protocol

Phase 2

• Conditions: therapeutic alliance, ate- life depression; Late- life depression, Cognitive- behavior therapy, randomized controlled trial, Buddhist monks

• Registration Number: TCTR20120000013
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08-24
• Study Completion: 2013-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Elderly participants who meet the criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV),
-able to communicate and complete a self-reported questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

-the presence of intense suicidal intent behaviors that require inpatient admission,
-a history of alcohol or drug dependence,
-the presence of hallucinations or delusions,
-currently receiving electro-convulsive therapy or rTMS,
-patients’ involvement in other clinical trials.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression at 2 months after end of the intervention HAMD, Core Symptom Index (CSI), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS),

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Therapeutic alliance week 6, 12, 20 Help Alliance Questionnaire- short (HAQ-s), ECR-R