Augmenting Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder With Low-Level Light Therapy
Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Depression
In brief
The purpose of this study is to better understand how low-level light therapy (LLLT) can be used to augment the antidepressant effects of Deprexis, an internet-based treatment program for depression, for participants with current major depressive disorder. The researchers will administer active and placebo LLLT to the right forehead of participants who show an improvement of at least 10% in depressive symptoms from baseline after two weeks of Deprexis treatment. Hypothesis: Participants who receive active LLLT will show a greater reduction of depressive symptoms than participants who receive placebo LLLT.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02898233
- Run by
- University of Texas at Austin
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2016-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-07-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- ability to speak, read, and understand English fluently
- owns a smartphone and able to receive emails on their phone and access REDCap on a web browser on their phone
- current depressive episode as determined by the Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Screening (CES-D) and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
You may not qualify if…
- serious medical complications, including conditions that change electrical functioning in the brain (e.g., cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, head trauma, history of brain surgery, neurocognitive impairment, stroke, transient ischemic attack)
- comorbid psychiatric disorders, excluding anxiety disorders, as determined by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Where it is running
- The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States
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