Positive Psychology for Mood Disorders

Depression Clinical Trial

— PPBPAD  

Official title:

Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk in Patients With Mood Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01820286
• Other study ID #: 2012P002294
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 25, 2013
• Last updated: September 1, 2017
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators are doing this study to see if "positive psychology" can help adults with depression or bipolar disorder.

Positive psychology involves exercises—short tasks—that try to increase good feelings and emotions, like optimism, happiness, personal strengths, and well-being. Positive psychology exercises might include imagining a bright future, being grateful for good events, forgiving others, and doing kind acts for others.

The investigators want to see if practicing positive psychology exercises after leaving the hospital can increase feelings of hope, optimism, and positive thinking. The investigators are asking you to take part in this research study because you are in the hospital for depression or bipolar disorder.

This research study will compare "positive psychology exercises" to "control condition exercises." During the study, you may take part in control condition exercises instead of positive psychology exercises.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: June 10, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 10, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

• Age 18 and older

• Able to read and write in English

• Admission diagnosis of major depressive disorder or bipolar affective disorder (current depressive episode), confirmed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and inpatient chart review

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychotic symptoms, as assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and inpatient chart review

• Cognitive disorder, assessed using a six-item cognitive screen developed for research

• Primary admission diagnosis of substance use disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Disease
• Mood Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Positive psychology intervention

• Recollection intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility of positive psychology exercises	Feasibility will be measured by: Completion rate of exercises; Ease of exercises (rated on a 5-point scale); Helpfulness of exercises (rated on a 5-point scale)	8 weeks
Secondary	Impact of positive psychology exercises on positive affect	Positive affect will be measured by: Optimism score on the Life Orientation Test-Revised (scores range from 3 to 30, with higher scores indicating higher levels of optimism); Gratitude score on the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (scores range from 6 to 42, with higher scores indicating higher levels of gratitude); Positive emotion score on the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (scores range from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating higher levels of positive emotion)	8 weeks
Secondary	Impact of positive psychology exercises on negative affect	Negative affect will be measured by: Hopelessness scores on the Beck Hopelessness Scale (scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hopelessness).; Suicidal ideation scores on the Concise Health Risk Tracking scale (scores range from 12 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher levels of suicidal ideation); Depression scores on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression)	8 weeks