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Testing the Effectiveness of a Computer-based Program for Depression

NCT ID: NCT01203683

Last Updated: 2013-10-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether completing a computer-based program alters changes how the brain processes emotional information and improves symptoms of depression.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Keywords

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depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Active Computer-Based Program

Putatively therapeutic computer program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Active computer-based training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 sessions across 4 weeks.

Placebo computer-based program

Inert computer program.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Inert computer training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 sessions across 4 weeks.

Interventions

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Active computer-based training

8 sessions across 4 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Inert computer training

8 sessions across 4 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

* Substance dependence, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, current psychotherapy, medications other than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christopher Beevers, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Texas at Austin

Locations

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2010-09-0004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id