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Brief CBT for psychological distress in the elderly after orthopaedic surgery

The effectiveness of brief cognitive behavioural therapy on psychological distress among the elderly population undergoing orthopaedic surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056414
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-08-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Brief CBT is the compression of CBT material and reduction of the average 12-20 sessions into four to eight sessions. In brief CBT the concentration

Sponsors

Founder Chancellor Shri NPV Ramasamy Udayar Research Fellowship SRIHER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly population aged 60 years and above. Closed musculoskeletal trauma Obtain a score of 20 in Depression, 14 in Anxiety and 25 in Stress in the DASS 21 scale and a score of 26 above in the MoCA scale. Able to read and write Tamil or English. Willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Congenital absence of limb(s) Birth defects Open and pathological fractures Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders Presence of cerebrovascular accident Having neurological deficits such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease etc Presence of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder based on medical record or patient self report. Already undergoing another form of psychotherapy Those who have difficulty maintaining follow up ( E.g living far away from the hospital, transportation issues etc.) Poly trauma with head injury.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The anticipated outcome from this study would be to see a reduction of the intensity of Depression, Anxiety & Stress through the use of B-CBT that was caused by Psychological distress through surgery. To report the treatment effectiveness of B-CBT for elderly participants with PD. To report an increase in the Barthels index score in the experimental group as a result of B-CBT. Timepoint: the scales will be administered once within 24-48 hours of admission & then at the end of 7 weeks in the seventh outcome assessor session.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To report an increase in the Barthels index score in the experimental group as a result of B-CBT. Timepoint: This will be measured at the end of 7th session.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVivek Prasanna R

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

ashok.tr@sriramachandra.edu.in9940525045

Outcome results

None listed

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