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Register: German Clinical Trials Register
Last refreshed on: 8 April 2024
Main ID:  DRKS00003690
Date of registration: 02/04/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Charité Campus Charité Mitte
Public title: Euthymic Therapy: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Scientific title: Euthymic Therapy: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: 24/10/2007
Target sample size: 44
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00003690
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Blinded (masking used); Control: active; Assignment: parallel; Study design purpose: treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name: Julia    Kiermeir
Address:  Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin Germany
Telephone: 030450517203
Email: julia.kiermeir@charite.de
Affiliation:  Charité Campus Charité Mitte
Name: Julia     Kiermeir
Address:  Charitéplatz 1 10117 Berlin Germany
Telephone: 030450517203
Email: julia.kiermeir@charite.de
Affiliation:  Charité Campus Charité Mitte
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of depression (ICD-10: F32, F33) partialremission (HAMD-21 depression score of
Exclusion criteria: History of bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, organic brain damage or substance abuse/dependence. Participation in a pharmaceutical study and ongoing individual psychotherapy were further exclusion criteria as well as borderline (ICD-10: F60.3) or antisocial personality disorders (ICD-10: F60.2).

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: None
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Recurrent depressive disorder

F32
F33
Depressive episode
Intervention(s)
Group 1: Euthymic therapy, group intervention, 7 weekly sessions à 50 min
Group 2: psychoeducation, group therapy, 7 weekly sessions à 50 min
Primary Outcome(s)
Our project thus aimes to assess the effects of ET on reduction of depressive symptoms (HAMD-21, BDI), anhedonia (TAF) and a patient's health resources (MR FSF) in a randomized, controlled, parallel-group design. We expect ET to reduce depressive residual symptoms and anhedonia and improve self care as effectively as the validated reference treatment (psychoeducation). 3 measuring times: baseline, post intervention an follow-up (after 3 month).
Following questionaires were used:
•Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD)
•Tübinger-Anhedonie-Fragebogen (TAF)
•Becks Depressions Inventar (BDI II)
•Marburger Skalen zur Selbstfürsorge (MR FSF)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Additionally we expect an increase in following parameters: leisure activities (Checkliste der Freizeitaktivitäten, CFA), liefe-satisfaction (Lebenszufriedenheitsbogen, LZF), pleasure (Genussfragebogen, SFS), general state of health (Fragebogen zum allg. Gesundheitszustand), SF-36), self-efficacy (Fragebogen zum Selbstwirksamkeitserleben, SWE), locus of control (Fragebogen zur Erhebung von Kontrollüberzeugungen zu Krankheit und Gesundheit, KKG), sense of coherence (Marburger Skalen zum Kohärenzsinn, MR SOC).
3 measuring times: baseline, post intervention an follow-up (after 3 month).
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Charité Campus Charité Mitte
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 05/12/2006
Contact:
ethikkommission@charite.de
Ethikkommission der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
(+49)30-450517222
ethikkommission@charite.de
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 15/05/2009
URL: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00003690#studyResults
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