UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000046504
Receipt number R000053060
Scientific Title Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability
Date of disclosure of the study information 2021/12/31
Last modified on 2021/12/28 15:19:59

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

Acronym

Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms

Scientific Title

Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms

Region

Africa


Condition

Condition

Depression

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study tested the effect of a rational emotive behaviour therapy intervention in reducing depressive symptoms in a selected sample of parents of children with intellectual disabilities in Nigeria.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Others

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Goldberg depression scale

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

YES

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

This manual is a 14-week programme housing two session per week, that is 12 weeks for the active treatment, and two weeks fellow-up meeting. Each session lasts for 50minutes. Weeks 1-4 (initial phase: 2 sessions each week) with sessions 1-8, Weeks 5-8 (middle phase: 2 sessions each week) with sessions 9-16, Weeks 9-12 (final phase: 1 session each week) comprising sessions 17-20.

Interventions/Control_2

The participants in control group were treated by the researchers using a TAU manual that has often been used by therapists in their regular practice. This manual was modified by the counselling psychologists in collaboration with research team using past treatment guide for psychological stress. This is a 20-session that lasted for 50 minutes each and were held twice per week for 5 consecutive weeks. It served as placebo, just to keep the participants in control group busy.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

30 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Having presence of either moderate or severe depression.

Key exclusion criteria

Already receiving treatment elsewhere
Other problems some refused to disclose to the research team.

Target sample size

123


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Leonard
Middle name T
Last name Ugwuanyi

Organization

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Division name

Department of Educational Foundations

Zip code

410001

Address

Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

TEL

+2347037280006

Email

leonaed.ugwuanyi@unn.edu.ng


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Moses
Middle name Onyemaechi
Last name Ede

Organization

University of Nigeria

Division name

Department of Educational Foundations

Zip code

410001

Address

Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

TEL

+2347066725165

Homepage URL


Email

moses.ede@unn.edu.ng


Sponsor or person

Institute

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

University of Nigeria

Address

2Department of Educational Foundations

Tel

+2347066725165

Email

moses.ede@unn.edu,ng


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2021 Year 12 Month 31 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

Not applicable

Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications

Not applicable

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

123

Results

Thereafter, the REBT group revealed a considerable decrease in scores, which was sustained, while the control group showed no change in scores. ANCOVA analysis established a significant between-group difference immediately and three months after the intervention.

Results date posted

2021 Year 12 Month 28 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

moderate and high depressive symptoms

Participant flow


Adverse events

No adverse effects

Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2020 Year 05 Month 06 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 08 Month 10 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2020 Year 09 Month 26 Day

Last follow-up date

2021 Year 02 Month 16 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2021 Year 04 Month 07 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2021 Year 05 Month 29 Day

Date analysis concluded

2021 Year 06 Month 05 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2021 Year 12 Month 28 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 12 Month 28 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000053060


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