Enhancing Treatment for Depressed Youth: A Randomised Trial of Adjunct Memory Specificity Training

Not Applicable

• Conditions: depression; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000234112
• Lead Sponsor: Deakin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

(i) 15-65 years of age, (ii) residing in Australia, (iii) a current diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode, and (iv) internet access in the home or phone.

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria will be: (i) non-fluency in English, (ii) psychotic, neurodevelopmental, and substance use disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Major Depressive Episode as assessed using the electronic Psychological Assessment System (e-PASS; Nguyen...Austin et al., 2015),a diagnostic system for DSM disorders.[ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Depressive symptoms using the depression subscale of the 21-item version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)[ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Autobiographical memory specificity using the Autobiographical Memory Test (Williams & Broadbent, 1986)[ Baseline, 2 weeks later, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Suicidal ideation, using the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (Spijker et al., 2014) [ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Rumination, using the Ruminative Response Scale (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000) [ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Cognitive avoidance, using the White Bear Suppression Inventory (Wagner et al., 1994)[ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Verbal fluency using the COWAT (Lezak et al., 2004)[ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];Problem-solving ability, using the Means-End Problem-Solving Procedure (Platt & Spivak, 1972) [ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.];General anxiety symptoms, using the Generalized Anxiety Disorders Scale (Spitzer et al., 2006)[ Baseline, post-intervention (1 months), and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.]