Computer-based Treatment of Dysfunctional Beliefs in Depressive Inpatients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- change in the score on the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the present study is to investigate whether confronting depressive patients with their dysfunctional core beliefs via a computer program results in a reduction of the patients' dysfunctional beliefs. Patients will be presented with a virtual agent confronting them with their dysfunctional core beliefs (e.g. "You are worthless"). Participants will be instructed to contradict these virtual agents (e.g. "That's not true, I'm a wonderful person").
详细描述
The aim of the present study is to investigate whether confronting depressive patients with their dysfunctional core beliefs via a computer program results in a reduction of the patients' dysfunctional beliefs. Participants will randomly be assigned to the experimental or control group. In the course of the study, experimental participants will be presented with a virtual agent confronting them with their dysfunctional core beliefs (e.g. "You are worthless"). Experimental participants will be instructed to contradict these virtual agents (e.g. "That's not true, I'm a wonderful person").
A group of inpatients (male/female) suffering from depression will participate in the study. The patients will be recruited at the "Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg".
The study will be divided into five sessions taking place on consecutive days. Furthermore, there will be a follow-up.
Session 1:
In the course of this session participants will be informed about the experimental procedure and sign an informed consent. Exclusion criteria will be assessed via self-report and by consulting the responsible therapist. Participants will be asked to fill in the German version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and German version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale. The experimenter will explain the concept of dysfunctional "core beliefs" to the participants and give examples. Participants will be asked to write down three individual core beliefs (e.g. "I'm worthless") and to rate how much they believe in each of these three core beliefs (on a scale ranging from 0% to 100%). Furthermore, participants will be asked to write down alternative beliefs for each of the three core beliefs and to rate (on a scale ranging from 0% to 100%) how much they believe in these alternative beliefs.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •diagnosis of a depressive disorder
排除标准
- •substantial and imminent suicide risk
- •current psychotic symptoms
- •history of psychotic symptoms
- •current manic episode
- •current diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
- •hearing problems
- •poor eyesight
- •pregnancy
研究组 & 干预措施
confrontation group
computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs
干预措施: computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs (Behavioral)
control group
no computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs
结局指标
主要结局
change in the score on the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale
时间窗: at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention)
change in the score (ranging from 40 to 280 with higher scores indicating more dysfunctional attitudes) on the German version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale
次要结局
- change in the conviction ratings for the dysfunctional beliefs(at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention))
- change in the conviction ratings for the alternative beliefs(at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention))
- change in the score on the Beck Depression Inventory-II(at baseline, one day after the end of the intervention, at follow-up (2 weeks after the end of the intervention))
研究者
Shiban Youssef
Principal Investigator
University of Regensburg