Effects of an experimental intervention to enhance affective mentalization on depressive symptoms in an outpatient sample of patients with depression

Effects of an experimental intervention to enhance affective mentalization on depressive symptoms in an outpatient sample of patients with depression - Ment_Depr_IfP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034662

Enrollment

220

Registered

2024-09-04

Start date

2024-09-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32 F33 F34.1

Interventions

Group 1: Induction of affective mentalizing (a person with mentalizing characteristics responds to the patient:s current depressive symptoms in a mentalizing manner). Group 2: No-treatment control con

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Outpatient sample of patients with depression (ICD-10: F32, F33, F34.1) at the Institute for Psychotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Failure to pass an attention check

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Extent of depressive symptoms (assessed using CESD-R and DEQ) and the Manipulation Check. The depressive symptoms (according to CESD-R and DEQ) are performed directly after the induction of affective mentalization (arm 1: experimental condition) or directly after starting the study (arm 2: no-treatment control condition). In addition, in the experimental condition (arm 1), after completing the CESD-R as well as the DEQ (depressive symptoms) and the EBQ and MEQ (affective mentalizing ability), the Manipulation Check will be completed to check whether the manipulation (induction of affective mentalizing ability) was effective.	—

Measure

Time frame

Extent of depressive symptoms (assessed using CESD-R and DEQ) and the Manipulation Check. The depressive symptoms (according to CESD-R and DEQ) are performed directly after the induction of affective mentalization (arm 1: experimental condition) or directly after starting the study (arm 2: no-treatment control condition). In addition, in the experimental condition (arm 1), after completing the CESD-R as well as the DEQ (depressive symptoms) and the EBQ and MEQ (affective mentalizing ability), the Manipulation Check will be completed to check whether the manipulation (induction of affective mentalizing ability) was effective.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKlaus Michael Reininger

UKE, Institut für Psychotherapie

m.reininger@uke.uni-hamburg.de+4940741052975

Outcome results

None listed

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