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Efficacy of Metacognitive Training in Older Adults With Depression

NCT06042283 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-08-26

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Summary

Effective pharmacological and psychological treatments for depression are available. However, treatment modalities are not accessible to all patients diagnosed with depression. Furthermore, some individuals who access treatment drop out and relapse after treatment. Improving treatment modalities for depression is important given the rates of individuals diagnosed worldwide, and rather than developing new treatments, there is a need to explore how existing treatment modalities can be improved and implemented in a simpler and more cost-effective way. To address this need, Metacognitive Training for Depression (DMCT) was developed as a low-cost, easy-to-implement, cognitive behavioral therapy-based group intervention. The aim of Metacognitive Training is to reduce depressive symptoms by working with the patient's cognitive biases from a metacognitive perspective. The effectiveness of this method, which has been proven effective by studies in the literature, is presented with a pilot study on older adults in 2018. Since the studies evaluating the effectiveness of the Metacognitive Training-Silver program are limited and it has not yet been adapted to Turkish culture, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Metacognitive Training-Silver program in older adults diagnosed with depression.

Conditions

  • Depression in Old Age

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Metacognitive Training-Silver

The Metacognitive Training-Silver program includes the following topics: Thinking and Reasoning 1 (module 1), Memory (module 2), Thinking and Reasoning 2 (module 3), Self-Esteem (module 4), Thinking and Reasoning 3 (module 5), Behaviors and Strategies (module 6), Thinking and Reasoning 4 (module 7) and Perception of Feelings (module 8). Each session is planned to last 45-60 minutes. Materials will be used in the Metacognitive Training-Silver program are PPT (Power Point Presentations) slides, videos, homework exercises, and yellow-red cards. Metacognitive Training-Silver is planned to be applied face-to-face in 3 groups (12, 10, and 10 people) at scheduled times in a quiet room suitable for the group. In order to increase compliance with the Metacognitive Training-Silver program, the sessions will be applied during the routine treatment period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Merve MURAT MEHMED ALİ, MSc, RN · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  • Sevim BUZLU, Prof, PhD, RN · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  • Lara Guedes de Pinho, Assoc Prof, PhD, RN · University of Évora

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-15
Primary Completion
2024-10-30
Completion
2024-10-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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