Depression
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized single-blind with two parallel groups trial design to compare the Cognitive-Evolutionary Group Therapy (CETG) versus Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBTG). Both groups will r
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged at least 18 years old; have mild or moderate depression, expressed as a score of at least 9 to 20 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), without suicide risk evaluated by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5); have Internet at home and a computer or any electronic device connected to the Internet in order to access the free platform of Google meet; filled out the mandatory inform consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having hypothyroidism due to being a cause of organic depression related to hormone levels; having suicide risk evaluated by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5); having severe depression (score < 20 or more on the PHQ-9); having a medical disorder that would interfere to participating; having substance abuse (alcohol and others drugs), psychosis, anxiety or panic disorder out of context of depression, personality disorders (obsessive-compulsive and borderline disorder); bipolar disorder; be under psychological treatment by the time of the recruiting.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main result of this trial is either reduction or remission of depression levels evaluated by PHQ-9, with better results in the experimental group compared to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We expected the decrease of rumination levels measured by the Analytical Rumination Questionnaire (ARQ), with better results in the experimental group compared to the control group. ;We expected the improvement of quality of life evaluated by WHOQOL-BREF, with better results in the experimental group compared to the control group. ;We expected the improvement of Social Adjustment evaluated by the Social Adjustment Scale (SAS), with better results in the experimental group compared to the control group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAndreza Tavares
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Outcome results
None listed