Status:
COMPLETED
Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Depression in an Epilepsy Clinic Setting
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Epilepsy Foundation
Conditions:
Epilepsy
Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study involves a form of group therapy called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT for depressed patients with Epilepsy. The CBT groups will be tailored for an epilepsy clinic population. There ar...
Detailed Description
Depression is frequent in PWE and often missed for unclear reasons. Busy neurology clinics and their overworked physicians often lack psychiatric backup that may make inquiring about psychological iss...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- :- Patients will be screened with the Beck Depression Inventory. Those reaching the positive cut-off score of 11 (indicating at least a mild depression) will be entered into the study. Patients entered on antidepressants will be held at a stable dosage. Anti-epileptic drugs will also be maintained on the same dosage at entry into the study when possible clinically, after consultation with their neurologist.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if there is any active serious medical conditions, Standard Score\<70 as assessed via the Wide Range Achievement Test, psychotic or substance abuse issues, those who are unable to maintain a stable dose of medications for the duration of study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00285740
Start Date
August 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2007
Last Update
July 23 2019
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305