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Positive thinking for Depression

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Research Sponsored by Ohio State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

18 years old or older.

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether positive thinking and cognitive restructuring (a process of analyzing and refuting negative thoughts) can help reduce negative thinking and improve mood. It also investigates whether doing a positive mood induction before using either of these strategies makes them more effective. Finally, the study will look at whether participants' depressive symptoms improve after using the coping strategy for one week.

Eligible Conditions

Depression
Anxiety
Negative Thinking

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

Change in belief in negative thought

Change in mood

Secondary outcome measures

Depressive Symptoms

Change in positive thinking and cognitive restructuring skills

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Positive thinkingActive Control1 Intervention

Videos will describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe positive thinking, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve a shortened version of this worksheet.

Group II: Positive thinking plus mood inductionActive Control1 Intervention

The same videos will be used to describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe positive thinking, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. Participants will then undergo a positive mood induction in which they are asked to recall a pleasant memory and try to re-experience those feelings. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve the same mood induction and a shortened version of this worksheet.

Group III: Thought reevaluationActive Control1 Intervention

Videos will describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe reevaluating thoughts, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve a shortened version of this worksheet.

Group IV: Thought reevaluation plus mood inductionActive Control1 Intervention

The same videos will be used to describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe reevaluating thoughts, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. Participants will then undergo a positive mood induction in which they are asked to recall a pleasant memory and try to re-experience those feelings. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve the same mood induction and a shortened version of this worksheet.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor

829 Previous Clinical Trials

505,442 Total Patients Enrolled

13 Trials studying Depression

8,210 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment for this medical experiment currently available to individuals?

"This clinical trial, which was originally submitted on August 29th 2022 per records from clinicaltrials.gov, is currently recruiting participants. The latest update to the study was made on September 30th 2022."

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How many participants are being enrolled for this research experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this research programme, first launched on August 29th 2022, is currently looking for volunteers to be involved in the trial. 300 individuals need to join from one medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Strategies for Coping With Negative Thoughts

2022. "Strategies for Coping With Negative Thoughts". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05566691.