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Investigating the effect of Tdcs on metacognitive therapy in the treatment of major depressed people

Not Applicable
Conditions
depression.
Major depressive disorder, single episode
Registration Number
IRCT20190812044515N1
Lead Sponsor
Islamic Azad University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Not having a history of participating in a metacognitive psychotherapy program.
Not having a history of epilepsy or convulsions.
Not having a history of shock therapy (ECT).
Having a score above 20 in the Beck depression questionnaire.
Not having acute suicidality to participate in treatment sessions.
Positive safety screening to perform tDCS.

Exclusion Criteria

Substance abuse or dependence in the last 6 months (excluding nicotine, with current or past nicotine use)
Psychotic disorders (lifelong) including schizoaffective disorders or depressive episodes with psychotic symptoms (lifelong)
Bipolar disorders (types I and II)
Neurological disorders, such as stroke in the last 2 years, epileptic attacks (for life), epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, as well as any other neurological disease that leads to increased intracranial pressure or increased risk of epileptic seizures
Not having a current risk of suicide, based on the researcher's personal assessment

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression score. Timepoint: Measurement of depression at the beginning of the study and 10 sessions after the intervention and 30 days after the last visit session. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Questionnaire and Nelen Hoeksma Rumination Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rumination. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and the last visit and 30 days after the last visit. Method of measurement: Nelen Hoeksma Rumination Questionnaire.
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