Guided Self-Help for Depression in Parkinson's Disease
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Conditions studied: Depression, Parkinson's Disease
In brief
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot-test a guided cognitive-behavioral self-help program for mild-to-moderate depression in Parkinson's disease (dPD). We will pilot-test the guided self-help treatment on 20 people with PD and their caregivers. The manual will be revised based on participant feedback. Several feasibility measures regarding the guided self-help program (i.e., recruitment, retention, enjoyment, helpfulness, adherence) will also be assessed. Moreover, preliminary estimates of effect size for this guided self-help program will be calculated and used in future research. We hypothesize that people with PD will report decreases in depression, anxiety, and negative thoughts and improvements in quality life and sleep and that caregivers will report decreases in burden after participating in the guided self-help program
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01935050
- Run by
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- People needed
- 34
- Starts
- 2013-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-12-12
Who can join
Age: 35 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Previous diagnosis of Parkinson's disease by a general neurologist or Movement Disorders Specialist
- Clinically significant depression as determined by study staff
- 35-85 years old
- Stable medication regimen ≥ 6 weeks
- No change in mental health treatment in past 2 months _
You may not qualify if…
- Severe depressive symptoms
- Suicidal plans or intent
- Significant cognitive impairment
- Significant motor fluctuations (i.e., ≥ 50% of the day)
- Unstable medical conditions
- Receiving CBT elsewhere
Where it is running
- Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
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