Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02176473

1404013837

Details and patient eligibility

About

In an open-label feasibility study, fifteen will be recruited to participate in the study from among those who have already chosen of their own accord to undergo ECT (standard of care) at Yale Psychiatric Hospital for treatment of a depressive episode. These patients will receive computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy (CCBT).

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-75 years old
• meet DSM-5 criteria for depressive episodes
• able to use a computer

Exclusion criteria

• diagnosis of an axis II (personality disorder)
• active suicidal thoughts with a plan
• current substance use disorder
• non-affective psychosis
• prior treatment with ECT in the past 6 months
• CBT treatment in the past 12 months
• dementia
• delirium or another other neurological or mental disease that might affect cognition or the ability to meaningfully participate in computerized CBT

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

A computerized version of CBT has been developed in an effort to more widely disseminate the powerful effects of this psychotherapy modality, with studies showing efficacy comparable to that of traditional CBT.8 The present study aims to further investigate the feasibility of combining ECT and computerized CBT (c-CBT).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy