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NCT Number: NCT03971942

Neutral and Positive Attention Bias Modification Training for Young Adults With Depressive Symptoms

This study intends to explore the therapeutic effects of the development of negative attention bias modifaction and positive attention bias on depressive symptoms and redundancy through two different attention training methods: (1) neutral attention training (when neutral and sad stimuli are presented simultaneously, attention is always directed towards neutral stimuli to correct negative attention bias) and (2) positive attention training (when neutral and positive stimuli are presented simultaneously, attention is always directed towards positive stimuli to develop positive attention bias).

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Key information

Conditions

Depressive Disorder Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Mental Disorders Mood Disorders

Age range

16 year–20 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University

Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China

About this study

Attention Bias Modification Training was a modified dot-probe task. In the neutral attention bias, 90% of the targets in the training group appear in the neutral word position and 10% of the targets appear in the negative word position, while 50% of the targets in the placebo group appear in the neutral word position and 50% of the targets appear in the negative word position. In the positive attention bias, 90% of the targets in the training group appear in the positive word position and 10% of the targets appear in the neutral word position, while 90% of the targets in the placebo group appear in the neutral word position and 10% of the targets appear in the positive word position. 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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • A score of 14 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory-Ⅱ

Exclusion criteria

  • a current episode of MDD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or organic mental disorder;
  • any concurrent psychotherapy;
  • any concurrent psychotropic medication.

Treatment and study plan

Neutral ABMT

Behavioral

In the neutral attention bias, there are 108 pairs of neutral-negative words, 54 pairs of which are used in the training group and 54 pairs of which are used in the placebo group. The word pairs in each group are repeated 4 times, with a total of 216 trial. Participants received 8 sessions over 2 weeks (1 session every other day).In booster ABMT, participants received 4 sessions over 2 weeks (1 session every three days).90% of the targets in the training group appear in the neutral word position and 10% of the targets appear in the negative word position, while 50% of the targets in the placebo group appear in the neutral word position and 50% of the targets appear in the negative word position.

Positive ABMT

Behavioral

In the positive attention bias, there are 54 pairs of neutral-negative words, 27 pairs of which are used in the training group and 27 pairs of which are used in the placebo group. The word pairs in each group are repeated 8 times, with a total of 216 trial.Participants received 8 sessions over 2 weeks (1 session every other day). In booster ABMT, participants received 4 sessions over 2 weeks (1 session every three days).90% of the targets in the training group appear in the positive word position and 10% of the targets appear in the neutral word position, while 90% of the targets in the placebo group appear in the neutral word position and 10% of the targets appear in the positive word position.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes of attentional bias score

    Time frame: pre-training, post-training(2 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)

    Attentional bias score tested by a typical dot-probe task

  2. Changes of depressive symptoms

    Time frame: pre-training, post-training(2 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 the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes of self-reported depressive symptoms

    Time frame: pre-training, post-training(2 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)

  2. Changes of self-reported rumination

    Time frame: pre-training, post-training(2 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).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hunan Normal University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jun 3, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2019

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