Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trial
Official title:
Targeting Attentional and Cognitive Control to Enhance the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Repetitive Negative Thinking
The investigators are conducting this study to learn more about the cognitive and attentional processes among individuals with three types of repetitive negative thinking (RNT): mental rituals (as seen in obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD), worries (as seen in generalized anxiety disorder, GAD), and ruminations (as seen in major depressive disorder, MDD). Specifically, the investigators are studying whether psychological treatment can help people with RNT who have trouble stopping unwanted thoughts and shifting their attention.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 98 |
Est. completion date | March 31, 2025 |
Est. primary completion date | December 31, 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Adults ages 18-60 years old - Right-handed - Living in Massachusetts - Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) in the form of mental rituals, worries, and/or depressive ruminations is the primary reason for seeking treatment - RNT significant enough to warrant intervention - Fluent in English, willing to provide informed consent, and willing to comply with the study protocol - Access to a device with an internet connection, camera, and microphone (e.g., computer, smart phone, tablet) - Comfortable and capable of using a computer and completing reaction-time tasks Exclusion Criteria: - History of head injury or neurologic disease, mental retardation, or borderline intellectual functioning that would interfere with ability to participate in the study. - Impaired (or uncorrected) vision, medical illness, or medical treatment that would interfere with participation. - Active suicidal or homicidal ideation or any features requiring a higher level of care. - Lifetime psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder - Substance or alcohol use disorder that would interfere with treatment. - Current Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that would interfere with attentional tasks. - Unstable dose of psychotropic medications or recent discontinuation of psychotropic medication. - Current psychotherapy or plans to initiate such treatment during the study. - Previous course of treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy and/or mindfulness/meditation for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or depression. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Massachusetts General Hospital | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change from baseline in transdiagnostic repetitive negative thinking at 8 weeks (as measured by the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire) | 15-item self-report measure of transdiagnostic repetitive negative thinking that includes items about thoughts as repetitive, intrusive, unproductive, and capturing mental capacity (e.g., "I think about many problems without solving any of them"). Total scores range from 0-60, with higher scores indicating more repetitive negative thinking (i.e., worse outcomes). | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in worry at 8 weeks (as measured by the Penn State Worry Questionnaire) | 16-item self-report measure of the tendency to engage in excessive, uncontrollable, and generalized worry (e.g., "I am always worrying about something"). Total scores range from 16-80, with higher scores indicating more worry (i.e., worse outcomes). | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in rumination at 8 weeks (as measured by the Rumination Response Scale) | 22-item self-report measure of the tendency to ruminate or dwell on one's distress and it's possible causes and consequences when feeling down, sad, or depressed (e.g., "Think about all your shortcomings, failings, faults, mistakes"). Total scores range from 22-88, with higher scores indicating more rumination (i.e., worse outcomes). | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in mental rituals at 8 weeks (as measured by the Rumination on Obsessions and Compulsions Scale) | 33-item self-report measure that assesses the frequency of various mental responses (e.g., "I distract myself with anything that comes to mind") to obsessional thoughts or images in the past month. | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in OCD symptom severity at 8 weeks (as measured by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale) | 10-item clinician-administered interview measure of past week symptom severity of obsessions and compulsions including: time, interference, distress, resistance, and control. Total scores range from 0-40, with higher scores indicating higher levels of OCD symptom severity (i.e., worse outcomes). | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in generalized anxiety symptom severity (as measured by the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) | 14-item structured, clinician-administered interview measure of past week anxiety symptom severity including: anxious mood, tension, fears, insomnia, cognitive symptoms, depressed mood, somatic (muscular, sensory) symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms, respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, genitourinary symptoms, autonomic symptoms, and observed behavior. Total scores range from 0-56, with higher scores indicating higher levels of generalized anxiety symptoms (i.e., worse outcomes). | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in depression symptom severity (as measured by the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) | 17-item interview measure of past week depression symptom severity including: depressed mood, interest in work and activities, insomnia (early, middle, and late), genital symptoms, gastrointestinal somatic symptoms, loss of weight, general somatic symptoms, feelings of guilt, suicide, psychic anxiety, somatic anxiety, hypochondriasis, insight, agitation, retardation. | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) | |
Secondary | Change from baseline in functional impairment (as measured by the Work and Social Adjustment Scale) | 5-item self-report scale assessing disability in work, home management, social leisure activities, private leisure activities, and the ability to form and maintain close relationships. | Change from Week 0 (baseline) to post-treatment (week 8) |
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