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Depression Treatment and Economic Empowerment

NCT ID: NCT04532008

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-01

Study Completion Date

2020-08-15

Brief Summary

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This pilot study randomized 48 depressed rural Bangladeshi housewives to either intervention or control groups. The intervention groups received depression treatment and a financial empowerment intervention.

Detailed Description

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This study was conducted in the rural Sirajganj region of Bangladesh. Working with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh and a local NGO, we recruited 48 depressed rural housewives for the study. Participants were randomized into intervention in control groups. The intervention groups (n=24) received 12 sessions of evidence based depression treatment, financial literacy education, agricultural training and skill building. They opened bank accounts and saved for six months. At the end of the six month period, participants who had met savings and attendance requirements received a cash transfer of approximately $186, which was used to purchase a productive asset. 22 participants purchased an agricultural animal, usually a goat; 1 financed a small retail business, and 1 leased land to grow crops for sale. Depression scores on the PHD-9 were sharply reduced. The study had 100% retention.

Conditions

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Depressive Symptoms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

48 women randomized to either intervention or control.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

No intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Treatment Group

Experimental group received 12 session of group based depression treatment, a matched savings program, financial literacy training, agricultural training, and a cash transfer.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group based treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12 sessions of group based therapy that included cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and interpersonal therapy

Interventions

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Group based treatment

12 sessions of group based therapy that included cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and interpersonal therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-40
* PHQ greater than 10
* Able to save
* Able to read and write

Exclusion Criteria

* Not in age range PhQ below 10 Unable to contribute to savings account Illiterate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alison Karasz

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alison Karasz

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Other Identifiers

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2013-2320

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id