Depression
Conditions
Keywords
adolescents, depression, therapy, dance, movement
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to measure the effectiveness of Dance movement therapy in the treatment of adolescent depression.
Detailed description
Research will start by recruitment of 140 patients (aged 13-17 years) from youth psychiatric outpatient clinic in Helsinki University Central hospital. They will be randomized to two groups. The intervention group will attend Dance movement therapy (DMT) for 12 weeks and the control group is getting treatment as usual (TAU). The outcome will be measured with self-report questionnaires and interviews measuring symptoms of depression and body image. Outcome measurements will be done before intervention, after intervention and 3 months after intervention has finished. The research will start in September 2022 and continue until the end of 2027. The results will be published in medical scientific journals during the year 2027 .
Interventions
A group therapy model for treatment of depression by dance movement therapist. Study consist of 12 therapy sessions, each session lasting 1hour 15minutes. There will be 6 patients in each group.
Sponsors
Finnish Medical Foundation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
University of Helsinki
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
It is not possible to mask participants or care providers. No need for masking of investigator, since the primary outcome measures are self-reporting questionnaires
Intervention model description
Dance movement therapy group intervention (DMT) is compared with treatment as usual (TAU)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of medium or severe depression; BDI 16 points or more. At least 4/9 symptoms of depression in K-SADS-PL interview
Exclusion criteria
* Acute psychosis, psychotic depression, personality disorder, severe anorexia, substance misuse that is on a critical level
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-21) | baseline, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months | The self-report questionnaire to assess depressive symptoms, minimum 0 points, maximum 63 points, more severe depression with higher scores |
| Young Person's Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP-Core) | baseline, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months | The self- report questionnaire to measure depressive and overal symptoms in youth, minimum 0 points, maximum 40 points, or median of scores, higher scores indicating more symptoms |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS) | baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months | Clinical interview to measure depressive symptoms in youth, minimum 0 and maximum 60 points, highers scores indicating more severe depression |
| Body Image assessment | baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months | Self-report questionnaire to assess body image/experience, 11 items with minimum 11 and maxomum 77 points, a qualitative scale |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Primary ContactRiikka Valjakka, MD
Backup ContactElina Santti, PhD
Outcome results
None listed