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Behavioral Activation for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression in Older Adults in a Municipal Context

RecruitingNAAges 65 Years - anyAllSormland County Council, Sweden
NCT06415838 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to investigate if a brief psychological treatment called Behavioral Activation (BA) works to prevent and treat depression in older adults in a municipal context in Sweden. It will also learn about the patients' and therapists' experiences of the BA-treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are if the BA-treatment has an effect on the short and long term on: * Depressive symptoms * Anxiety symptoms * Self-rated activation * Functional ability * Loneliness * Self efficacy * Mental wellbeing * Quality of life * Need for community care services All participants will continue their care as usual (CAU), and half of the participants will be randomized to receive a five-session BA-treatment spread over two months as an add-on to CAU. All participants will answer a questionnaire in the beginning of the study, after two months, and after 3-, 6

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * 65 years or older * 5 points or above on the Geriatric Depression Scale 15, GDS-15 * Fluent in written and spoken Swedish * Consents to participate in the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to use the patient materials due to visual impairment * Not able to communicate with therapist due to hearing impairment * Diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder * Below 25 points on the Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE * Elevated suicide risk * Current substance- or alcohol use disorder * Previous or current psychotic disorder * Previous or current bipolar disorder * Ongoing psychological treatment/pscyhotherapy
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What it tests

  • Brief Behavioral Activation
  • Care as Usual
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Where

1 site
Eskilstuna kommun
Eskilstuna, Sweden
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