Comparing the effectiveness of neurofeedback with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, in depression risk factors; a follow-up period of 6 months

Comparing the effectiveness of neurofeedback exercises with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, in rumination, negative spontaneous thoughts and negative emotion regulation strategies in depression patients; a follow-up period of 6 months

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210618051616N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-27

Start date

2023-09-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe without psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group A: Neurofeedback Treatment. The experimental group A receives neurofeedback training during 16 regular sessions and in a period of 8 weeks , three sessions in per w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

23 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Obtaining a minimum score of 30 from the Beck Depression Inventory (1961)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A history of physical disorder that involves mental processes. Simultaneous use of other therapeutic interventions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
RUMINATION. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Rumination questionnaire (Nalen-Hoeksma and Maro - 1991).;Automatic Negative Thoughts. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Automatic Negative Thoughts questionnaire (Halon and Kendall -1980).;Negative Strategies of Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Garnefski et al. - 2001).	—

Measure

Time frame

RUMINATION. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Rumination questionnaire (Nalen-Hoeksma and Maro - 1991).;Automatic Negative Thoughts. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Automatic Negative Thoughts questionnaire (Halon and Kendall -1980).;Negative Strategies of Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: Evaluation before the start of the intervention, the end of the intervention (60 days) and 180 days after the end of the intervention (follow-up). Method of measurement: Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Garnefski et al. - 2001).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Hossein Hassani

Psychological counseling and services center-Rahnemon

rahnemonclinic@gmail.com+98 11 4420 6185

Outcome results

None listed

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