F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Three cognitive training sessions (duration: approximately 50-minutes) per week using a tablet-based cognitive training program in small groups (max. 5 patients) for four weeks, i.e. 12 sessi
Sponsors
Sozialstiftung Bamberg
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients suffering from a depressive episode in the context of a unipolar disorder (ICD-10: F32.x or F33.x); Ability to participate in the clinic's non-drug therapy program
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pronounced impairments in hearing and eyesight, which would prevent participation in cognitive training.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive performance: executive functioning (measured with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the Trail-Making-Test B), visual-spatial and verbal working memory, visual-spatial and verbal memory (measured with the Wechsler Memory Scale IV), selective attention (measured with the Continuous Performance Test), processing speed (measured with the Trail Maiking Test A and the Alertness sub-test from the test battery for the assessment of attention) and social cognition / Theory of Mind (Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test) before and after treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| depressive symptoms, measured by standardized self and expert rating scales (Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale and Beck Depression Inventory II), quality of life (WHO Quality of Life short form) and social anxiety (Social Phobia Inventory) before and after treatment | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactWolfgang Trapp
Sozialstiftung Bamberg Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik
Outcome results
None listed