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REStoring mood after Early life Trauma - the effectiveness of trauma-focused therapy in patients with depression and childhood trauma

Recruiting
Conditions
Childhood Trauma
Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
10027946
Registration Number
NL-OMON54461
Lead Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
158
Inclusion Criteria

• Age >=18 years
• Score >=26 on Inventory of Depressive Symptoms Self-Report (IDS-RS; moderate
to severe depression)
• DSM-5 diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) confirmed with the Mini
International Neuropsychiatric Interview - Simplified; MINI-S for DSM-5
• Moderate to severe childhood trauma (CT): score above validated cut-off for
moderate to severe CT on one or more of the following domains using the
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): physical neglect: score >=10; emotional
neglect: score >=15; sexual abuse: score >=8; physical abuse: score >=10;
emotional abuse: score >=13.
• Sufficient mastery of Dutch language
• Patient is inclined to participate in a randomization process
• Patient in inclined to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous trauma-focused therapy on childhood trauma
• Other lifetime severe psychiatric comorbidity (psychotic disorder, bipolar
disorder) or current alcohol/drug dependence
• Primary diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or acute stress
disorder (ASD)
• Lifetime diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome measure is defined as depression symptom severity after 12<br /><br>weeks treatment (post-treatment), measured with the Inventory of Depressive<br /><br>Symptomatology - Self Rated; IDS-SR. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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