Status:
TERMINATED
Psychotherapy for Young Adults With Mild-to-moderate Depression: Does Virtual Reality Increase Its Efficacy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Barcelona
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-29 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most prestigious psychological treatment for depression. However, not only do we need to increase its efficacy but also to widen the repertoire of evidence-ba...
Detailed Description
This project will allow to test the hypothesis that a novel brief psychotherapeutic intervention, personal construct therapy with virtual reality (PCT-VR) will be more efficacious in the treatment of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All participants will meet diagnostic criteria for mild or moderate depressive episode according to ICD-10 (current version in the Catalan health system), diagnosed using MINI, and a score above 13 and below 29 on the BDI-II questionnaire.
Exclusion
- Patients presenting bipolar or other affective disorders (ICD-10), psychotic symptoms, substance abuse, organic brain dysfunction, acute suicidal ideation or mental retardation will be excluded from the study. The presence of other comorbid conditions (anxiety, eating or personality disorders, etc.) will not be cause for exclusion but they will be assessed and recorded and explored statistically. Finally, those who do not have enough level of competence to communicate in Spanish or Catalan, or patients with substantial visual, hearing and cognitive deficits cannot be included
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04321525
Start Date
October 15 2021
End Date
July 31 2024
Last Update
December 9 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 08035
2
Associació Centre Higiene Mental Nou Barris
Barcelona, Spain, 08042