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Evolution of Dark Ideas When Introducing or Switching an Antidepressant

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Current Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Other: DEPASSE Apllication
Registration Number
NCT03327974
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

Depression is a frequent disease and a serious public health problem, of which suicide is the most severe complication. Its treatment is based on the introduction of antidepressant which not only proposes a significant delay in the relief of symptoms but also by the phenomenon of lifting of inhibition can increase the suicidal risk during the initiation phase. Therefore there is a major interest in proposing a monitoring of these dark and suicidal ideas, immediately after the implementation of such treatment as well as other symptoms of depression. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the mechanisms underlying this increase in dark and suicidal ideas in this context.

Detailed Description

The study propose to assess, with an ecological momentary assessment method, the evolution of black ideas over 30 days following the introduction or switch of an oral antidepressants.

103 patients will be recruited suffering from a current major depressive disorder in the Montpellier University Hospital.

Each patient will attend a total of 3 scheduled visits, which will be completed over a period of 1 month (inclusion, between 10-15 days, 1 month. During this month, the patient will have to complete daily assesments throught a smartphone application "Depasse".

This Servier application allows the daily monitoring of symptoms allowing a regular evaluation, in the form of smileys simulating a Likert type scale evaluation of 1 to 5.

10 parameters are evaluated: moral, black thoughts, sleep, stress, concentration, social activities, energy, pleasure, motivation and libido. Note that when the patient expresses dark thoughts, he is then asked if he wants to hurt himself. If he answers yes, he is then asked to contact an emergency service.

One of its originalities is the addition of positive psychology approaches with a positive reinforcement of this evaluation through reward by a smiley in a smiley box and obtaining a "pleasant" image for motivation and incentive.

There is the possibility to have the graphical follow-up of the various parameters and to send them by mail to his treating psychiatrist.

Advice adapted to the mood of the day is provided taking into account the "dysfunctional" parameters.

Similarly, the emergency buoy tool provides access to emergency numbers and directs the patient to seek care.

Intelligence of the weight and the treatments established. The app also has a notification setting to remind the patient to evaluate themselves daily.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
38
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
depressed patientsDEPASSE ApllicationAll patients performed the same evaluation : ecological momentary assesement throught smartphone and 3 sheduled visits. All patients are depressed patients.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Values of dark ideas assessed with a Likert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of dark ideas over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient assess the actual frequency of dark ideas from a Likert type scale of 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= often)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Values of the actual mood assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient evaluates whether he/she is in a good mood from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the actual motivation assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient evaluates his/her motivation from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the ability to feel pleasure as usual assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient evaluates his/her the ability to feel pleasure as usual from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the energy assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient evaluates whether he/she feels energetic from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the social activities assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient assesses whether he or she is involved in social activities from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the concentration assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient assesses his/her ability to concentrate as usual from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the stress assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, the patient assesses whether he feels relaxed from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of the libido assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, if the patient has the same libido as usual from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Values of sleep assessed with a Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Evolution of the mood over 30 days. Throught the DEPASSE smartphone application, if the patient sleep well from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Score at the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)1 month

Link between the self evaluation of the patient and the evaluation conducted by the psychiatrist

Score at the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS)1 month

Link between the self evaluation of the patient and the evaluation conducted by the psychiatrist

Number of emergency room visits1 month

Link between the evolution of dark ideas over 1 month and the number of emergency room visits

Number of hospitalizations1 month

Link between the evolution of dark ideas over 1 month and the number hospitalizations

Satisfaction score on the Lickert type scale [1;5]1 month

Assessment of the patient satisfaction regarding the utilization of DEPASSE, from 1 (= not at all) to 5 (= absolutely)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uhmontpellier

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Montpellier, France

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