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Behavioral Activation plus Savoring for Anhedonia

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Southern Methodist University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)
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Study Summary

The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anhedonia
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Positive Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES; Fredrickson et al., 2003)
Secondary outcome measures
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21)
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Behavioral Activation plus SavoringExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.
Group II: Empathic ListeningActive Control1 Intervention
Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Southern Methodist UniversityLead Sponsor
33 Previous Clinical Trials
5,813 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Behavioral Activation Plus Savoring for University Students
2021. "Behavioral Activation Plus Savoring for University Students". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05234476.
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