Staying well after depression: trial design and protocol

BMC Psychiatry

Study Protocol

Melanie JV Fennell¹  Catherine Crane¹  Danielle S Duggan¹  Thorsten Barnhofer¹  J Mark G Williams¹  Daphne Russell²  Chris J Whitaker²  Rebecca Crane³  Sarah Silverton³  Ian T Russell⁴ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, OX3 7JX, Oxford, UK;North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health, Bangor University, LL57 2HX, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK;School of Psychology, Bangor University, LL57 1UT, Gwynedd, UK;West Wales Organisation for Rigorous Trials in Health, School of Medicine, Swansea University, SA2 8PP, Swansea, UK;North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health, Bangor University, LL57 2HX, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK;

关键词: Suicidal Ideation;    Suicidal Behaviour;    Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview;    Childhood Trauma Questionnaire;    Beck Hopelessness Scale;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-10-23

 received in 2010-02-05, accepted in 2010-03-19,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDepression is often a chronic relapsing condition, with relapse rates of 50-80% in those who have been depressed before. This is particularly problematic for those who become suicidal when depressed since habitual recurrence of suicidal thoughts increases likelihood of further acute suicidal episodes. Therefore the question how to prevent relapse is of particular urgency in this group.Methods/DesignThis trial compares Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a novel form of treatment combining mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy for depression, with both Cognitive Psycho-Education (CPE), an equally plausible cognitive treatment but without meditation, and treatment as usual (TAU). It will test whether MBCT reduces the risk of relapse in recurrently depressed patients and the incidence of suicidal symptoms in those with a history of suicidality who do relapse. It recruits participants, screens them by telephone for main inclusion and exclusion criteria and, if they are eligible, invites them to a pre-treatment session to assess eligibility in more detail. This trial allocates eligible participants at random between MBCT and TAU, CPE and TAU, and TAU alone in a ratio of 2:2:1, stratified by presence of suicidal ideation or behaviour and current anti-depressant use. We aim to recruit sufficient participants to allow for retention of 300 following attrition. We deliver both active treatments in groups meeting for two hours every week for eight weeks. We shall estimate effects on rates of relapse and suicidal symptoms over 12 months following treatment and assess clinical status immediately after treatment, and three, six, nine and twelve months thereafter.DiscussionThis will be the first trial of MBCT to investigate whether MCBT is effective in preventing relapse to depression when compared with a control psychological treatment of equal plausibility; and to explore the use of MBCT for the most severe recurrent depression - that in people who become suicidal when depressed.Trial RegistrationCurrent Controlled Trials: ISRCTN97185214.

【 授权许可】

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