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Effectiveness Of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on treatment outcomes among patients with depression at mental health centre Of North Bengal - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097952
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-11-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

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

Interventions

Intervention1: Acceptance Commitment Therapy: The ACT sessions include educational sessions, emotional support and self-care strategies by situation analysis, self-reflection, values clarification and

Sponsors

Ranjana Pal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients experiencing depressive symptoms for more than three months Patients within 18 to 60 years of age Patients who are attending mental health centre of North Bengal Patients who can understand english or bengali or nepali or hindi language Patients who are willing to take participation Patients who are available during the time of data collection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients experiencing depressive symptoms for less than three months Patients with less than 18 years or more than 60 years ofage Patients who are not attending mental health centre of North Bengal Patients who can not understand english or bengali or nepali or hindi language Patients who are not willing to take participation Patients who are not available during the time of data collection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Significant reduction in depression greater psychological flexibility improved quality of life and high patient satisfactionTimepoint: 20 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Dr Nirmal Kumar Bera

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

suman.nursing@tmu.ac.in9915650484

Outcome results

None listed

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