Rumination-focused CBT Training for the Prevention of Depression and Anxiety

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Two Versions of a Rumination-focused CBT Training for the Presence of Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and associated with reduced quality of life for patients and enormous economic costs for society. Although effective treatments are available, a substantial number of patients fail to respond, and the time between disorder onset and treatment is typically long. The development of prevention programs therefore appears promising. The current project aims to prevent depression and anxiety by targeting excessive levels of worry and rumination, two important risk factors for emotional disorders. Participants will be selected on the basis of a high score on two validated questionnaires on worry and rumination. They will be randomly assigned to a rumination-focused cognitive-behavioral training delivered in a group format, a rumination-focused cognitive-behavioral training delivered via internet, or a no-training control condition. It is expected that both versions of the rumination-focused training will reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, will reduce the incidence of major depressive episodes and generalized anxiety disorder, and will reduce symptom levels of other emotional disorders.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

• NCT number: NCT01223677
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: VU University of Amsterdam
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: October 2010
• Completion date: September 2014