Dance-movement Therapy in the Treatment of Adolescent Depression (DMT)

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Other: Dance movement therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT07293806

HUS/391/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research is to measure the effectiveness of Dance movement therapy in the treatment of adolescent depression.

Full description

Research will start by recruitment of 140 patients (aged 13-17 years) from youth psychiatric outpatient clinic in Helsinki University Central hospital. They will be randomized to two groups. The intervention group will attend Dance movement therapy (DMT) for 12 weeks and the control group is getting treatment as usual (TAU). The outcome will be measured with self-report questionnaires and interviews measuring symptoms of depression and body image. Outcome measurements will be done before intervention, after intervention and 3 months after intervention has finished. The research will start in September 2022 and continue until the end of 2027. The results will be published in medical scientific journals during the year 2027

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Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of medium or severe depression; BDI 16 points or more. At least 4/9 symptoms of depression in K-SADS-PL interview

Exclusion criteria

• Acute psychosis, psychotic depression, personality disorder, severe anorexia, substance misuse that is on a critical level

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Dance movement therapy

Experimental group

Description:

A group of 5-6 patients is recieving Dance movement group therapy once a week for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Dance movement therapy

Treatment as usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment as usual in youth psychiatric outpatient clinic