A psychological programme to improve low mood in adolescence

Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Victoria Pile, Patrick Smith, Mary Leamy, Abigail Oliver, Eleanor Bennett et al. (11 authors)

Behaviour Research and Therapy2021-04-2435 citations

10.1016/j.brat.2021.103876

A brief early intervention for adolescent depression that targets emotional mental images and memories: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (IMAGINE trial)

Victoria Pile, Patrick Smith, Mary Leamy, Simon E. Blackwell, Richard Meiser‐Stedman et al. (10 authors)

Pilot and Feasibility Studies2018-05-1717 citations

10.1186/s40814-018-0287-3

Interventions

Eligible participants will be randomised by the Kings Clinical Trials Unit (KCTU). Participants will be randomised using block randomisation via a web interface. Randomly varying block sizes will redu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 16-18 2. Informed consent 3. Willing and able to engage in psychological therapy and complete assessments 4. Scoring above clinical cut-off on Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ clinical cut-off = 20).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of learning disability or significant head injury, neurological disorder or epilepsy 2. Unable to fluently communicate in spoken English 3. Unable to give informed consent 4. Factors contra-indicating imagery rescripting, e.g. high levels of current risk 5. Currently receiving therapy 6. Experiencing psychotic symptoms or depressed in the postnatal period (participants with comorbid physical illness or non-psychotic disorders such as anxiety will not be excluded)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility outcome: Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention is assessed by recording numbers of eligible participants, recruitment rate, retention rate outcome measure completion rate, data completeness, incidence of unexpected adverse events, data on adherence/compliance, and feedback questionnaires.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Principal clinical outcome Depression is measured using the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ; long version) pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up. (The short version of the MFQ will also be administered at each intervention session.) Other measures 1. Anxiety is measured using the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 2. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress are measured using the Revised Impact of Event Scale: child version pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 3. Response style is measured using the Children’s Response Style Questionnaire pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 4. Self-esteem is measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 5. Self-Concept Clarity is measured using the Self-Concept Clarity scale pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 6. Mental Imagery for future events is measured using the Prospective Imagery Task pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 7. Memory specificity is measured using the Autobiographical Memory Task pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 8. Daily mood is measured for seven days using daily mood ratings pre-therapy and post-therapy 9. Emotional response (subjective ratings and heart rate variability) to autobiographical memories is measured using a positive memory recall task pre-therapy and post-therapy	—

Measure

Time frame

Principal clinical outcome Depression is measured using the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ; long version) pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up. (The short version of the MFQ will also be administered at each intervention session.) Other measures 1. Anxiety is measured using the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 2. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress are measured using the Revised Impact of Event Scale: child version pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 3. Response style is measured using the Children’s Response Style Questionnaire pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 4. Self-esteem is measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 5. Self-Concept Clarity is measured using the Self-Concept Clarity scale pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 6. Mental Imagery for future events is measured using the Prospective Imagery Task pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 7. Memory specificity is measured using the Autobiographical Memory Task pre-therapy, post-therapy and 3-month follow-up 8. Daily mood is measured for seven days using daily mood ratings pre-therapy and post-therapy 9. Emotional response (subjective ratings and heart rate variability) to autobiographical memories is measured using a positive memory recall task pre-therapy and post-therapy

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactVictoria Pile

victoria.pile@kcl.ac.uk+44 (0)20 7848 0389

Outcome results

None listed