Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression
Conditions
Interventions
This study uses a randomised controlled trial design (RCT). In this RCT aphasic patients with low mood will be randomly allocated to one of three groups: behavioural psychotherapy, attention placebo,
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: It is intended that 180 patients will be recruited, one-third (60) of these will be randomly allocated to a control group (no intervention group). Stroke patients with aphasia will be eligible for inclusion in the study. They will have been referred to the Speech & Language Therapists (SALT) in Nottingham with aphasia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients will be excluded form the study if they are blind or deaf as it will not be practical to administer the assessments using standardised methods with these patients. These patients are still important, but a future study would be required to determine how assessments and therapies could be adapted for patients with severe vision and hearing problems. 2. Patients with dementia documented in their medical notes will be excluded as these patients may not have a reliable insight into their mood and the difficulties they face following their stroke. 3. Patients who received treatment for depression in the 5 years prior to their stroke will also be excluded as this study is concerned with patients who become depressed after their stroke. 4. Patients who live more than 40 miles from the recruiting centre will be excluded as it will not be practical for the researchers and therapist to visit these patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures will be completed at 3 months and 6 months after randomisation to assess mood: Visual Analogue Mood Scales (VAMS) and Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire (SADQ). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures will be completed at 3 months and 6 months after randomisation to assess any change in activity level: Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale (EADL) and Nottingham Leisure Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed