Depression
Conditions
Interventions
The participants of the experimental group (17 people) will be submitted to biofeedback training, maintaining the standard treatment for depression. The control group (17 people) will receive only con
in this group, the usual interventions provided by the service will be maintained
Device
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 110 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 18 years of age or older; being accompanied in the service due to depression; being on medication for depression; meet the criteria of the International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for depression; present scores from 20 to 63 of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons in acute stage of hallucination and dissociation; in dependence on psychoactive substances, except nicotine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Reduction of depressive symptoms, evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post-intervention measurements;Expected outcome 2: Reduction of suicide risk, evaluated by the Suicidal ideation scale, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post-intervention measurements ;Expected outcome 3: Improvement in hopelessness rating, assessed by the Beck Hopelessness Scale, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post-intervention measurements;Expected outcome 4: Improvement in anxiety rating, assessed by the Beck Anxiety Inventory, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post-intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMaria Cicera;Willams Henrique de Albuquerque;da Costa Maynart
Universidade Federal de Alagoas;Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Outcome results
None listed