An examination of the effective coping strategy of mental health for university students with major depressive episode: Randomized controlled trial -Hiroshima University GENKI project- (Hug-project)

An examination of the effective coping strategy of mental health for university students with major depressive episode: Randomized controlled trial -Hiroshima University GENKI project- (Hug-project) - -Hiroshima University GENKI project-(Hug-project)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000029646

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-23

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

depression

Interventions

In experimental group, we carry out care as usual and behavioral activation. Treatment of behavioral activation consisted of 10 weekly 60-min sessions. In control group, we carry out care as usual.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) University students in 18-24 years old in Hiroshima University. 2) University students who scored 18 or higher on the BDI-II. 3) University students were diagnosed with Major Depressive episode and judged to be able to receive counseling treatment. 4) University students who were meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria for Major Depressive episode using by CIDI 5) University students who got informed consent of participation of study and recording session contents 6) University students who have been able to live a university life as usual by a psychiatrist's diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Apart from care as usual at the Health Service Center, University students who currently receiving medication and psychotherapy for treatment 2) University students who can not understand purpose of the study by serious mental state 3) University students who can not endure investigation by serious physical disease 4)University students who were meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria for bipolar disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)- II	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Patient Health Questionnare-9 (PHQ-9) 2) (GRID-Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (GRID-HAM-D) 3) Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) 4) Environmental Reward Observation Scale (EROS) 5) Euro Qol scale (EQ-5D) 6) Personal Values Questionnaire II (PVQ-II) 7) Valuing Questionnaire (VQ) 8) Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (SE) 9) Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) 10) Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE) 11) fMRI 12) Behavior / physiological examination	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Patient Health Questionnare-9 (PHQ-9) 2) (GRID-Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (GRID-HAM-D) 3) Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS) 4) Environmental Reward Observation Scale (EROS) 5) Euro Qol scale (EQ-5D) 6) Personal Values Questionnaire II (PVQ-II) 7) Valuing Questionnaire (VQ) 8) Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (SE) 9) Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) 10) Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE) 11) fMRI 12) Behavior / physiological examination

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoki Takagaki

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences

koki.takagaki@gmail.com082-257-5208

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026