Depression, Experiential Diversity, and Behavioral Novelty

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief modified behavioral activation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05767554

STUDY00003773

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to test whether changes in behavioral patterns are related to changes in depression. Depression is a psychological condition that involves persistent sad mood and/or an inability to enjoy pleasurable activities. Very stable behavioral patterns may be related to symptoms of depression. The aim of this study is to learn more about the relationship between symptoms of depression and behavioral patterns that are collected via global positioning system location data from a smart phone.

Enrollment: 77 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-25
• Possession and daily use of a smart phone
• Able to speak and read English
• Patient Health Questionnaire -8 (PHQ-8) > 10
• Behavioral Activation for Depression (BADS) Activation Subscale < 16
• Ability to complete all study procedures

Exclusion criteria

• Self-reported lifetime diagnosis of agoraphobia or bipolar disorder
• Severe neurodevelopmental disorder
• Major travel plans within study period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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77 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief modified behavioral activation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the behavioral activation condition will meet with a graduate level clinician for one hour.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief modified behavioral activation

Measurement-only control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants who are not randomized to the active condition will take part in a measurement-only control condition. They will participate in all portions of the study except for the in-person behavioral activation session. They will complete a baseline and fill out daily surveys.