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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Imagery Focussed Therapy

NCT03750305 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2021-08-31

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Summary

This study explores the effectiveness of a brief Imagery-focussed Cognitive Therapy (imCT) compared to psychoeducation, regarded as treatment as usual for this patient population, in patients suffering from BD receiving mood stabilising medication. ImCT was successfully tested in a pilot study using a case series design. The investigators now elaborate on this study comparing effectiveness of the intervention to psychoeducation/TAU.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

imagery-focused Cognitive Therapy

In depth identification phase: Therapists and patient collaboratively map out difficulties and pinpoint a treatment focus. Imagery interventions: The imagery intervention consists of metacognitive imagery rescripting or promoting positive imagery or competing tasks (or a combination of these). Consolidation: Consist of fine tuning the strategies, relapse prevention using a video diary.

OTHER

TAU

Psycho-education is offered in groups, using the format described by Honig (Postma, Honig, \& van Gent, 2008).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • karin van den Berg · Maastricht University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
68 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-30
Completion
2020-12-30

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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