Computer-based Treatment of Dysfunctional Beliefs in Depressive Inpatients
NCT ID: NCT03389464
Last Updated: 2018-05-02
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-01-08
2018-09-27
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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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.
Sessions 2 to 4 (intervention):
During these sessions, the experimental participants will be seated in front of a computer. The experimenter will read aloud the participants' core beliefs with the virtual agent on the computer screen moving his lips accordingly. Thus, participants will get the impression of the agent speaking to them. Participants will be instructed to contradict the agent. There will be 10 trials per core belief (30 trials per session, 90 trials in total). At the end of each session, participants will be asked to rate how much they believe in each of their core beliefs as well as in each of their alternative beliefs. Furthermore, they will be asked to rate (on a scale ranging from 0% to 100%) how hard it was for them to contradict the virtual agent. Control subjects will not undergo sessions 2 to 4.
Session 5:
Participants will fill in the German version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the German version of Dysfunctional Attitude Scale and give a conviction rating for each of their three core beliefs and each of their alternative beliefs.
Follow-up (after two weeks):
Participants will fill in the German version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the German version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale and give a conviction rating for each of their three core beliefs and each of their alternative beliefs.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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confrontation group
computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs
computer-based confrontation with 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").
control group
no computer-based confrontation with dysfunctional beliefs
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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computer-based confrontation with 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").
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* current psychotic symptoms
* history of psychotic symptoms
* current manic episode
* current diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
* hearing problems
* poor eyesight
* pregnancy
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Germany
UNKNOWN
University of Regensburg
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Shiban Youssef
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Youssef Shiban, Prof.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
PFH - Private University of Applied Sciences
Locations
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medbo Bezirksklinikum Regensburg
Regensburg, , Germany
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Rainer Rupprecht, Prof.
Role: primary
References
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Beck AT, Steer RA, Brown GK. Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition. Manual. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation, 1996.
Hautzinger M, Keller F, Kühner C. BDI-II - Beck Depressions-Inventar - Manual. Frankfurt: Harcourt Test Services, 2006.
Hautzinger M, Joormann J, Keller F. DAS - Skala dysfunktionaler Einstellungen - Manual. Göttingen: Hogrefe, 2005.
Weissman AN, Beck AT. Development and validation of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Chicago, 1978.
Other Identifiers
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Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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