Clinical trialNCT01359839CompletedInterventional

Effectiveness of a Relaxation-Response Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group for Depressed Chinese Patients

SponsorMassachusetts General HospitalEnrollment40Depression

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Summary

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The goal of this research is to evaluate whether group therapy combining Relaxation Response (RR) training and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a group format merits further investigation in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Specifically, the primary aim of this waitlist-controlled study is to gather preliminary data evaluating the effectiveness of RR-CBT group as treatment for patients with current MDD or a history of MDD, including patients who continue to be depressed despite taking antidepressants and patients who choose not to take antidepressants due to the fear of side effects and/or for personal reasons.

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Investigators

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Albert Yeung, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator
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Gregory Fricchione, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Herbert Benson, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study Director
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John Denninger, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study Director
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

South Cove Community Health Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Aug 2010
Primary completion: 31 Dec 2011
Completion: 31 Dec 2011
Last update posted: 10 May 2013
Registered enrollment: 40
Registry id: NCT01359839

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