Working Memory Training for Dysphoric Students
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression focused on measuring Depression, Anxiety, Working memory, Rumination, Cognitive training, Executive functioning
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- BDI 10 of higher for dysphoric group
- BDI 5 or lower for healthy control group
Sites / Locations
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Working memory training
Placebo training
Participants executed the training for three weeks, three times a week, half an hour per session. The training was a game in which the participant was a person who had to become strong to fight with a fantasy figure. The person could become stronger when giving the right answers in eight different working memory tasks. The level adapted to the working memory capacity of the participant.
Participants executed the training for three weeks, three times a week, half an hour per session. The training was a game in which the participant was a person who had to become strong to fight with a fantasy figure. The person could become stronger when giving the right answers in eight different working memory tasks. The level in the placebo condition was easy and did not adapt to the working memory capacity of the participant.