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Attending to the positive: Training to enhance reward experiencing versus gratitude writing as self-help approaches against anhedonia - a pilot study

Attending to the positive: Training to enhance reward experiencing versus gratitude writing as self-help approaches against anhedonia - a pilot study - TEREGA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00025758
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-07-08
Start date
2021-06-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Anhedonia F32 F33

Interventions

Group 1: The training consists of four parts: The first part is purely psychoeducational and includes a short informational text about the functions of negative as well as positive emotions and the be
suggestions for how participants can collect their positive experiences are included in the standardized instructions (e.g., take a picture
Part 2: Reward Registration). In the evening, participants are instructed to recall the positive experiences they have collected during the day, one by one, through visual imagination (Part 3: Reward

Sponsors

TU Dresden
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ability to write using a PC, at least good German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute suicidality, psychotic symptoms, mania, presently in psychotherapeutic treatment, substance abuse, psychopharmacological treatment (if dose change within last 6 weeks)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of anhedonia (Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale, DARS, Rizvi et al., 2015 and Savoring Beliefs Inventory, SBI, Bryant, 2003)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of depression (BDI-II), increase of well-being (PANAS)

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactJürgen Hoyer

Technische Universität DredenInstitut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

juergen.hoyer@tu-dresden.de++49-35146336986

Outcome results

None listed

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