Back to resultsEffects of Repeated Attachment Security Priming on Depressed Mood: a Clinical Study
Primary Purpose
Unipolar Depression
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United Kingdom
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Attachment security priming
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Unipolar Depression focused on measuring Attachment security priming, depressed mood
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
-Anxiety and depressive symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
-Bipolar disorder
Sites / Locations
- College Keep
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Experimental
Arm Label
Neutral Condition
Secure condition
Arm Description
Participants in the neutral (control) condition of the attachment security priming experiment will be asked to spend time visualising neutral events (e.g., supermarket shopping)for 3-10 minutes at a time.
Participants in the attachment security priming condition will be asked to complete visualisation tasks where they think about a secure attachment figure for between 3 - 10 minutes.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Depressed Mood 1
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Felt Security 1
To find out whether the experimental manipulation was successful, participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Depressed Mood 2
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Depressed Mood 3
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Felt Security 2
Participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Felt Security 3
To find out whether the experimental manipulation was successful, participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01694030
First Posted
September 17, 2012
Last Updated
September 24, 2012
Sponsor
University of Southampton
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01694030
Brief Title
Effects of Repeated Attachment Security Priming on Depressed Mood: a Clinical Study
Official Title
Effects of Repeated Attachment Security Priming on Depressed Mood: a Clinical Study
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2012
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
November 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2014 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
December 2014 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University of Southampton
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore whether asking participants to visualise a secure attachment figure or a neutral event leads to differences in self-reported felt security or depressed mood. Furthermore, the investigators aim to explore whether it is possible to keep a secure prime activated over 3 days via text message visualisation tasks.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Unipolar Depression
Keywords
Attachment security priming, depressed mood
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
100 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Neutral Condition
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants in the neutral (control) condition of the attachment security priming experiment will be asked to spend time visualising neutral events (e.g., supermarket shopping)for 3-10 minutes at a time.
Arm Title
Secure condition
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants in the attachment security priming condition will be asked to complete visualisation tasks where they think about a secure attachment figure for between 3 - 10 minutes.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Attachment security priming
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Depressed Mood 1
Description
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Depressed mood will be measured on day 7 of the study (immediately after lab primes)
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Felt Security 1
Description
To find out whether the experimental manipulation was successful, participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Felt security will be measured on day 7 of the study (after initial lab primes)
Title
Depressed Mood 2
Description
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Depressed mood will be measured on day 7 of the study (after 3 days of text primes)
Title
Depressed Mood 3
Description
Depressed mood will be measured using the depression and anxiety items from the Profile of Mood States (POMS: McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1992), which equates to 24 items out of the original 65 on the POMS. Respondents use a 5-point Likert-type scale (0=Not at all, 4=Extremely) to rate the extent to which they have experienced various mood states over the past week. This questionnaire takes 5 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Depressed mood will be measured on day 11 of the study (24 hours after the last text prime).
Title
Felt Security 2
Description
Participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Felt security will be measured on day 10 of the study (after 3 days of text primes)
Title
Felt Security 3
Description
To find out whether the experimental manipulation was successful, participants will complete a 16-item measure of Felt Security (Luke, Carnelley, & Sedikides, 2012). This scale consists of ten words relating to feelings of security, comfort and safety (e.g., loved, protected). Participants rate the extent to which the person or scenario in the visualisation task made them feel secure, by rating each item using a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=not at all, 6=very much). This measure takes 3 minutes to complete.
Time Frame
Felt security will be measured on day 11 of the study (24 hours after last text prime)
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
-Anxiety and depressive symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
-Bipolar disorder
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Lorna Otway
Phone
447764985326
Email
Lorna.Otway@soton.ac.uk
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Professor Baldwin
Organizational Affiliation
University of Southampton
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
College Keep
City
Southampton
State/Province
Hants
ZIP/Postal Code
SO14 3DT
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
David Baldwin
Email
D.S.Baldwin@soton.ac.uk
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Lorna Otway
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