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Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
18 years old or older.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.
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Study Summary
This trial is testing whether positive thinking and cognitive restructuring (a process of analyzing and refuting negative thoughts) can help reduce negative thinking and improve mood. It also investigates whether doing a positive mood induction before using either of these strategies makes them more effective. Finally, the study will look at whether participants' depressive symptoms improve after using the coping strategy for one week.
Eligible Conditions
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Negative Thinking
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria belowTimeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed at baseline and one week post-baseline.
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Change in Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Change in belief in negative thought
Change in mood
Secondary outcome measures
Depressive Symptoms
Change in positive thinking and cognitive restructuring skills
Trial Design
4Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Positive thinkingActive Control1 Intervention
Videos will describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe positive thinking, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve a shortened version of this worksheet.
Group II: Positive thinking plus mood inductionActive Control1 Intervention
The same videos will be used to describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe positive thinking, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. Participants will then undergo a positive mood induction in which they are asked to recall a pleasant memory and try to re-experience those feelings. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve the same mood induction and a shortened version of this worksheet.
Group III: Thought reevaluationActive Control1 Intervention
Videos will describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe reevaluating thoughts, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve a shortened version of this worksheet.
Group IV: Thought reevaluation plus mood inductionActive Control1 Intervention
The same videos will be used to describe negative automatic thoughts and then describe reevaluating thoughts, its benefits, and how to use it to cope with negative thoughts. Participants will then undergo a positive mood induction in which they are asked to recall a pleasant memory and try to re-experience those feelings. A worksheet will then walk participants through applying the strategy to a recent negative thought of their own. Daily surveys will involve the same mood induction and a shortened version of this worksheet.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Ohio State UniversityLead Sponsor
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507,645 Total Patients Enrolled
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8,210 Patients Enrolled for Depression
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