Virtual Reality - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression (VR-CGT-D): The effect on depressive symptoms, automatic negative thoughts and social avoidance

Completed

Conditions: Depression
Major depressive disorder
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Registration Number: NL-OMON48286

Lead Sponsor: GGZ Delfland (Delft)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

- Major depressive disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,
5th edition
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- In possession of a smartphone with internet access.
- Proficiency in the Dutch language (spoken and written). Participants must be
able to follow therapy in Dutch and read Dutch questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

- An acute risk of suicide, estimated by the practitioner by means of a suicide
assessment.
- A co-morbid psychotic disorder.
- Co-morbid alcohol and / or drug dependence.
- Mental retardation.
- Participation in other psychological treatments during the research.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome is the severity of depressive symptoms (item-total correlation<br /><br>of QIDS-SR).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes are the severity of ANT (5 items of ATQ-30) and the extent<br /><br>of social avoidance behavior (subscale Social Impairment BADS). It is also<br /><br>examined whether these independent variables have a mediating role in the<br /><br>severity of depressive symptoms. Exploratory research is conducted into the<br /><br>extent to which the VR environment is perceived as realistic (IPQ) and patients<br /><br>are satisfied with VR (SRS).</p><br>