Tackling depressive disorder and anxiety: A working memory intervention as addition to treatment as usual

Completed

• Conditions: Zowel depressie als angststoornissen; anxiety disorder; Major depressive disorder/depression

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39689
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

Suffering a major depressive disorder and/or anxiety disorder (except a specific phobia)
Waiting on a waitinglist of PsyQ
Age between 18 and 67
Speaking fluently Dutch
First episode op depression or therapy for anxiety

Exclusion Criteria

- Suffering a bipolar disorder
- Suffering exclusively a specific phobia
- Suffering from psychotic complaints
- Drugs or alcohol dependence

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Scores on questionnaires:<br /><br>BDI-II: depression<br /><br>RRS: rumination<br /><br>STAI: anxiety<br /><br><br /><br>- Scores on other measures that have a link with depression and anxiety:<br /><br>AMT: specificity of the autobiographical memory<br /><br><br /><br>- Scores on working memory tasks:<br /><br>N-back task<br /><br>Symmetry Span<br /><br>Internal Shift Task<br /><br>Reading Span<br /><br>Digit Span<br /><br><br /><br>- Score on diagnostic interview:<br /><br>SCID-I: depression and anxiety</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Not applicable. </p><br>