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Effectiveness of Buddhist Monks in Providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy

NCT ID: NCT01706731

Last Updated: 2012-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-10-31

Brief Summary

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This research is to study the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy-CBT and Psychotherapy by trained buddhist monks. There are generally accepted that both cognitive and Buddhist concepts are related. This randomized controlled trial is to study the elderly participants who suffer major depressive disorder according to DSM-IV. The subjects will be divided into two groups. The experimental group will receive 12 sessions of CBT 2 times per week for 6 weeks in addition to usual treatment. The control group will receive treatment as usual and general conversation (non-CBT) with monks. Pretreatment factors (such as attachment style, interpersonal factors) of both therapist monks and patient participants will be studied.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Keywords

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Buddhist monks CBT elderly depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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TAU plus Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

Participants randomized to this group will receive treatment as usual plus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provided by trained Buddhist monks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual (TAU)is defined as the routine care provided to each individual patient at the geriatric psychiatry clinic of Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT)includes psychoeducational components combined with cognitive interventions targeted at challenging negative automatic thoughts.

TAU plus routine counselling

Participants randomized into this group will receive treatment as usual (TAU) plus plus routine psychological support from non-CBT monks.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual (TAU)is defined as the routine care provided to each individual patient at the geriatric psychiatry clinic of Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.

Interventions

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Treatment as usual

Treatment as usual (TAU)is defined as the routine care provided to each individual patient at the geriatric psychiatry clinic of Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT)includes psychoeducational components combined with cognitive interventions targeted at challenging negative automatic thoughts.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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TAU

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meet criteria for Major depressive disorder
* receiving antidepressant

Exclusion Criteria

* presence of intense suicidal intent behaviors that require inpatient admission
* history of alcohol or drug dependence
* presence of hallucinations or delusions
* currently receiving electroconvulsive therapy or repetitive-transcranial magnetic stimulation,
* patients' involvement in other clinical trials.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

95 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chiang Mai University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nahathai Wongpakaran

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nahathai - Wongpakaran, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chiang Mai University

Locations

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Geriatric clinic, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital

Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

Central Contacts

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Nahathai - Wongpakaran, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +66 53 945422

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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918

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id