A feasibility study to test the methods and recruitment procedures towards a future randomised trial of self-hypnosis versus antidepressant medication for the management of depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN66084210

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-01-24

Start date

2004-05-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Interventions

A nurse led audio compact disc (CD) package on self-hypnosis versus GP prescribed antidepressant treatment (usual care).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were all those aged 18-65 with a diagnosis of depression and receiving a new prescription for antidepressants from their general practitioner (GP)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exceptions were those with bipolar depression, psychoses, alcohol and illicit drug use and active suicidal ideas.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Changes in scores on the Beck Depression Inventory 2. Brief Symptom Inventory 3. SF-36	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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