Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Parkinson's Disease

Depression in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Project Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Improve Depression and Coping

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00810628

Enrollment

Registered

2008-12-18

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2014-10-24

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Conditions

Depression, Parkinson's Disease

Keywords

Parkinson's disease, depression, Parkinson's disease with mild to moderate depression.

Brief summary

The purpose of this pilot program is to develop and evaluate a new treatment program for depression in Parkinson's disease (PD). The treatment uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy(CBT)to teach patients how to become more aware of their thoughts and feelings and to change thinking patterns and behaviors that may be related to depressive symptoms. This is the first time that this treatment has been used in a group setting for depression in PD. Target population is patients in the Movement Disorders Clinic at Oregon Health & Science University who have Parkinson's disease and mild to moderate depression.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy

Individual interviews and group discussion/training.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

35 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Parkinson's disease, mild to moderate depression, seen at Oregon Health & Science University

Exclusion criteria

* Suicidal * Cognitive impairment with MOCA \<26

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The change in CESD score	Baseline and 10 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026