Brief inpatient treatment continued by videoconference based psychotherapy for patients with chronic major depression

Brief inpatient treatment continued by videoconference based psychotherapy for patients with chronic major depression - CBASP-VCP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009874

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-29

Start date

2015-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

major chronic depression F33

Interventions

Group 1: Intervetniongroup: 3 weeks inpatient CBASP treatment (2 single therapy sessions of 50 min per week) with following videoconference based outpatient CBASP treatment for 9 weeks (2 single the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - diagnosis of Chronic Depression - Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression (HRSD-24) score>20 - in ongoing medical/psychiatric care - age 18-70 years - fluent in German language - technical requirements (Internet access) - informed consent - treatment resistance (no response to two or more adequate trials of antidepressants and/or no response to at least two health-insurance-reimbursed psychotherapies with at least 22 sessions each).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - history of bipolar disorder - substance addiction (less than 3 months clean) - antisocial or borderline personality disorder - severe autism - organic brain disorders - severe physical illness - acute risk of suicide or suicide attempt within the last 12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Questionnaire on feasibility and acceptance. Completed by patients and therapists - Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-24; Hamilton, 1960) T0, T1, T2, T3 (T0 : at admission to station , T1 : at discharge from station , T2 : at end of outpatient therapy , follow-up ( T3 ) : 3 months after completion of outpatient therapy (end of study)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (T0). - Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (T0). - Beck Depression Inventory (T0-T3). - Clinical Global Impression Scale (T1-T2). - Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (T1-T2). - World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (T0-T3). - Impact Message Inventory-R (therapist-patient-relationship) (T1-T2).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNicole Ower

Universitätsklinikum FreiburgKlinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Nicole.ower@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761-27069841

Outcome results

None listed

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