Efficacy of an Autobiographical Memory Specificity and Savoring Training for the Reduction of Depressive Symptomatology

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-12

Study Completion Date

2024-08-16

Brief Summary

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The effect of autobiographical memory specificity and savoring training on memory specificity, positive affect regulation, well-being and depression symptomatology

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Detailed Description

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The general objective of this study is to analyze the efficacy of an online-delivered Autobiographical Memory Specificity and SavoringTraining to increase the specificity of positive autobiographical memories, positive affect regulation strategies, well-being and to reduce depression symptomatology. It will be tested in two conditions (training group vs. control group) with low-to-moderate depressive symptomatology. It is hypothesized that the training group (over control group) will increase the specificity and positive affect regulation of autobiographical memories, and this will lead to a reduction of depressive symptomatology and increase of well-being.

Conditions

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Training Group Control Group

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a pilot study with a mixed between-subject design (experimental condition that will receive the training, and control condition that will only receive the assessment) and within-subject (pre/post-training assessment and 2-week follow-up). Continuous assessments will also be used to longitudinally evaluate participants during the 14 days of training and the 14 days of follow-up.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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PESCAR Training Group

This group will receive an online two-week intervention to train the specificity and savoring of autobiographical memories. During the two-week intervention and the following two weeks, participants will complete continuous assessments (i.e. once a day) rate the their mood (positive and negative affect) as well as the level of positivity, specificity and savoring of positive memories recalled during practice session. For this study, we included continuous assessments to monitor essential project variables throughout the intervention (2 weeks; from Day 0 to Day 15) and then as a follow-up (2 weeks after; from Day 16 to Day 30).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Autobiographical Memory Specificity and Savoring Training: PESCAR

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An autobiographical memory specificity and savoring training has been developed by authors, based on previous training within the frame of Cognitive Bias Modification Interventions (CBM-I; Barry et al., 2019; Hitchcock et al., 2017) and savoring interventions (Bryant et al., 2005; Hanson et al., 2023). The training group will receive a self-guided intervention, which consists of an initial session (lasting 20 minutes approximately) and two-week training, conducted online. Participants will be provided with an online platform for following the intervention in a self-guided modality. The first session aims to give information about autobiographical memory functioning, to train in specificity recall through concrete processing steps and to explain the functioning of the self-guided modality. Then, during the next two weeks, participants will use the online platform once a day for practising the recall of autobiographical memories during 10-15 min approximately.

Control Group

This group will receive no intervention to train the specificity of autobiographical memories. During two weeks (from Day 0 to Day 15), participants will complete continuous assessments (i.e. once a day) to monitor their positive and negative affect.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Autobiographical Memory Specificity and Savoring Training: PESCAR

An autobiographical memory specificity and savoring training has been developed by authors, based on previous training within the frame of Cognitive Bias Modification Interventions (CBM-I; Barry et al., 2019; Hitchcock et al., 2017) and savoring interventions (Bryant et al., 2005; Hanson et al., 2023). The training group will receive a self-guided intervention, which consists of an initial session (lasting 20 minutes approximately) and two-week training, conducted online. Participants will be provided with an online platform for following the intervention in a self-guided modality. The first session aims to give information about autobiographical memory functioning, to train in specificity recall through concrete processing steps and to explain the functioning of the self-guided modality. Then, during the next two weeks, participants will use the online platform once a day for practising the recall of autobiographical memories during 10-15 min approximately.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 55 (following Serrano et al., 2007 recommendations)
* Deficit in memory specificity: scores on Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) \< (or equal) 70%
* Diagnosis of mild to moderate depression: scores on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) between 5 to 14

Exclusion Criteria

* being currently under psychological treatment
* present any medical illness or physical, psychological and/or cognitive incapacity that could impede the participation
* Not having the necessary technological means, i.e. access to a mobile phone with internet connection.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No