Social intervention for depressed women: Pilot randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN64846643

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-24

Start date

2008-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode

Interventions

The 66 participants will be divided into 3 groups (22 participants each), and then they will be randomly allocated to the intervention and control sub-groups (therefore, each sub-group consists of 11

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Depressed women aged 16-55

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anyone leaving community within the next six months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be carried out before and after attendance at the social activities group for 10 sessions or taking antidepressants for 10 weeks: 1. Self Rating Questionnaire (SRQ) 2. Hamilton depression scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life, assessed by EuroQol (EQ-5D) at 12 weeks.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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