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Reminiscence Therapy on Depression, Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Loneliness of the Elderly

Primary Purpose

Depression

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
China
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
reminiscence therapy
Sponsored by
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression

Eligibility Criteria

60 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 60 years of age and older;
  2. A score above 10 and lower than 26 on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS);
  3. A score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);
  4. Not taking anti-depressant medication or taking part in other psychotherapy when enrolling, if taking anti-depressant medication, must be stabilized on that medication for at least three months;
  5. Having no problem with communication (such as, can speak fluent mandarin, or if he/she speaks a dialect, his/her dialect can be understood by most of people).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Suicide attempt;
  2. A diagnosis of cognitive impairment by DSM-Ⅳ, or mental disorders other than depression;
  3. Alcohol or drug abuse;
  4. Cannot grantee attending the therapy at a weekly base due to physical impairment, lack of time or unwilling etc.

Sites / Locations

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Center on Ageing Psychology, Key Lab of Mental HealthRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

reminiscence therapy

Control group

Arm Description

Reminiscence therapy is a method of using the memory to protect mental health and improve the quality of life.

The participants assigned to the waiting-list as the control group will be treated as before. After the intervention period, we will conduct reminiscence therapy on them if they ask for.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change in self esteem using the Self-Esteem Scale (SES)
Change in life satisfaction using the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A)
Change in loneliness using Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale

Full Information

First Posted
March 6, 2012
Last Updated
May 14, 2012
Sponsor
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01553669
Brief Title
Reminiscence Therapy on Depression, Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Loneliness of the Elderly
Official Title
The Effects of Reminiscence Therapy on Depression, Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Loneliness of the Elderly in China
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2012
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
October 2011 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2012 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
September 2012 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Chinese Academy of Sciences

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The primary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy is significantly and clinically effective to improve the experiment group's depressive symptoms after six weeks therapy, and the efficacy can be maintained on the three months follow-up. The secondary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy significantly reduce the loneliness and increase the self-esteem and life satisfaction of the experiment group.
Detailed Description
The subjects who are arranged to the experiment group will be intervened using the reminiscence therapy manual proposed by Watt and Cappeliez (2000). According to the manual, the group consisted of six weekly sessions of 90 min each. During each weekly session, the memories recalled focused on a different theme. Data collection will occur on screening (as for baseline or pre-test), after intervention immediately (as for post-test), and three months after the intervention (as for follow-up). And outcome measures use standardized instruments with demonstrated validity and reliability: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Rosenberg self-esteem scale (SES) Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A) Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Depression

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
reminiscence therapy
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Reminiscence therapy is a method of using the memory to protect mental health and improve the quality of life.
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
The participants assigned to the waiting-list as the control group will be treated as before. After the intervention period, we will conduct reminiscence therapy on them if they ask for.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
reminiscence therapy
Other Intervention Name(s)
life review
Intervention Description
The subjects who are arranged to the experiment group will be intervened using the reminiscence therapy manual proposed by Watt and Cappeliez (2000). According to the manual, the group consisted of six weekly sessions of 90 min each. There will be about four people in each subgroup. During each weekly session, the memories recalled focused on a different theme.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS)
Time Frame
the 6th and 18th week
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in self esteem using the Self-Esteem Scale (SES)
Time Frame
the 6th and 18th week
Title
Change in life satisfaction using the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A)
Time Frame
the 6th and 18th week
Title
Change in loneliness using Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale
Time Frame
the 6th and 18th week

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
60 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 60 years of age and older; A score above 10 and lower than 26 on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); A score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); Not taking anti-depressant medication or taking part in other psychotherapy when enrolling, if taking anti-depressant medication, must be stabilized on that medication for at least three months; Having no problem with communication (such as, can speak fluent mandarin, or if he/she speaks a dialect, his/her dialect can be understood by most of people). Exclusion Criteria: Suicide attempt; A diagnosis of cognitive impairment by DSM-Ⅳ, or mental disorders other than depression; Alcohol or drug abuse; Cannot grantee attending the therapy at a weekly base due to physical impairment, lack of time or unwilling etc.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Tingji Chen, master
Phone
(086)18610249921
Email
Chentj@psych.ac.cn
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Juan Li, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Ctr Ageing Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Center on Ageing Psychology, Key Lab of Mental Health
City
Beijing
State/Province
Beijing
ZIP/Postal Code
100101
Country
China
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Tingji Chen, master
Phone
(086)18610249921
Email
Chentj@psych.ac.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Juan Li, PhD
Phone
(086)010-64861622
Email
lijuan@psych.ac.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Juan Li, PhD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
23126676
Citation
Chen TJ, Li HJ, Li J. The effects of reminiscence therapy on depressive symptoms of Chinese elderly: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 5;12:189. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-189.
Results Reference
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