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Incorporating Positive Affect Promoting Activities Into Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

NCT06432959 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-06-22

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Summary

In this study, the investigators will test whether the incorporation of positive affect promoting activities in treatment sessions improves outcomes in the context of CBT for depression and DBT for problems of emotion dysregulation. In clinics focused on each of these treatments, the investigators will evaluate these treatments with and without the addition of positive affect promoting activities.

Conditions

  • Depression
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Emotion Regulation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy, Positive Affect Promoting Activities

The specific activities that constitute the positive affect interventions will be determined by the therapist and participant collaboratively. Some examples of positive affect promoting activities are: * Watch videos of animals and babies * Eat a piece of candy * Recall and describe a past positive experience * Describe the positive attributes of the participant * Engage in gratitude practice * Do something nice for someone The in-session positive affect activities will last approximately five minutes. For the first four weeks, the positive affect activities will be completed at the beginning of the session. After that, therapists will look for opportunities to incorporate positive affect activities at "stuck points" or before learning a new skill in-session. Additionally, therapists will work with participants to identify ways in which the participants can incorporate positive affect activities into their lives between sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy

Meet with treatment providers individually or in group to learn skills to address symptoms associated with depression and emotion dysregulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-01
Completion
2024-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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