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A psychological intervention to study the effects of Sattvavjava Chikitsa and Cognitive behaviour therapy in depressive patients.

A randomised controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of Sattvavjava Chikitsa and Cognitive Behaviour therapy (CBT) in the management of Major depressive disorder.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037119
Enrollment
120
Registered
2021-10-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F321- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, moderate

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Banaras Hindu University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i.The patients to have met the DSM-V diagnostic criteria for MDD (will be assessed by the referring clinician). ii.In this study only mild to moderate cases of depression will be taken.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i. Depression with comorbid serious somatic illness, e.g., myocardial infarction, multiple sclerosis, cerebral stroke, hypothyroidism, cancer, etc. ii. Drug or alcohol dependence related depression. iii. Pregnancy related depression postpartum depression, postnatal depression, etc. iv. Depression with psychotic symptoms e.g., delusions or hallucinations, incoherence, marked loosening of associations etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in the clinical sign and symptoms. Reduction of the scores of HDRS. Overall improvement of WHO quality of life.Timepoint: Psycho-therapy trial will be conducted for total period of three months with 12 session and each session will be lasting 60 minutes follow ups were recorded each at one month interval for three consecutive months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
positive and promotive improvement in the mental healthTimepoint: 90 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDipinti Singh

Banaras Hindu University

dipintisingh55@gmail.com7084872579

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026