Attention Bias Modification Treatment for Young Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

May 31, 2019 updated by: Wenhui Yang, Hunan Normal University

Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University

In this study, the investigators test whether a 4-week 12-session attention bias modification treatment (ABMT) could reduce depressive symptoms relative to placebo controls in young adults with major depressive disorder at post-training and 3-month follow-ups. Meanwhile, the investigators also test whether a 2-week 4-session ABMT booster training for every three months could reduce residual depressive symptoms and recurrences relative to placebo controls for 1-year follow-up

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Attention Bias Modification Training was a modified dot-probe task, in which 90% of the targets appeared at the neutral word position and 10% at the sad word position. The placebo training procedure is a classic dot-probe task in which the targets appeared with equal probability in the sad (50%) and neutral (50%) word positions. The investigators assess attention bias scores, depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, rumination and self-report attention control ability at 1-week, 2-week, 4-week,7-week,3-month,4-month, 5-month, 6-month and 12-month follow-ups after training.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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30

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Hunan
      • Changsha, Hunan, China, 410081
        • Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 20 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The presence of definite and probable MDD (i.e., at least 1 core symptom plus 3 further depressive symptoms present for at least 2 weeks) diagnoses

Exclusion Criteria:

  • a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or mood disorder due to a general medical condition or substance-induced mood disorder; and any concurrent treatment (i.e., psychotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy).

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Attention bias modification treatment
12-session of ABMT
Behavioral: Attention bias modification
The ABM training task was a variation of the computerized visual dot-probe task. During the training, each session includes 54 neutral-sad word pairs presenting 6 times (6 × 54=324 trials) during 20-minute. Participants received 12 sessions over 4 weeks (1 session every other day). In the active ABMT, 90% of the probes appeared at the neutral position and 10% at the sad position. At the placebo ABMT, 50% of the probes appeared at the neutral position and 50% at the sad position.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo controls
12-session of placebo(i.e.,sham) training
Behavioral: Attention bias modification
The ABM training task was a variation of the computerized visual dot-probe task. During the training, each session includes 54 neutral-sad word pairs presenting 6 times (6 × 54=324 trials) during 20-minute. Participants received 12 sessions over 4 weeks (1 session every other day). In the active ABMT, 90% of the probes appeared at the neutral position and 10% at the sad position. At the placebo ABMT, 50% of the probes appeared at the neutral position and 50% at the sad position.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes of attention bias score
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Attention bias score changes tested by a typical dot-probe task
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Changes of depressive symptoms
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Depression symptoms tested by clinicians using Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS)
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Changes of severity of depression
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
The severity of depression tested by clinicians using the 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes of self-reported depressive symptoms
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Self-reported depressive symptoms assessed by Beck depression scale-second version (BDI-II), and trait anxiety assessed by State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait(STAI-T), rumination assessed by Rumination Response Scale(RRS).
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Changes of self-reported trait anxiety
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
self-reported trait anxiety assessed by State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait(STAI-T)
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Changes of self-reported rumination
Time Frame: pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )
Self-reported rumination assessed by Rumination Response Scale(RRS).
pre-training, post-training(4 weeks after pre-training), follow-ups(1-week,2-week,4-week,7-week,3-month(booster pre-training),4-month(booster post-training),5-month,6-month,12-month after post-training )

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hunan Normal University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Wenhui Yang, Ph.D, Hunan Normal University

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General Publications

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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December 24, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

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March 26, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 26, 2019

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First Submitted

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January 31, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 31, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

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June 3, 2019

Study Record Updates

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Last Update Posted

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June 3, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 31, 2019

Last Verified

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May 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BBA130016

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

After completion, all the data can be shared

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After 2020 and forever

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Just for research

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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