An interventional study of Group based treatment in Depressive Symptoms, sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Completed. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-31.
Sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This pilot study randomized 48 depressed rural Bangladeshi housewives to either intervention or control groups. The intervention groups received depression treatment and a financial empowerment intervention.
This study was conducted in the rural Sirajganj region of Bangladesh. Working with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh and a local NGO, we recruited 48 depressed rural housewives for the study. Participants were randomized into intervention in control groups. The intervention groups (n=24) received 12 sessions of evidence based depression treatment, financial literacy education, agricultural training and skill building. They opened bank accounts and saved for six months. At the end of the six month period, participants who had met savings and attendance requirements received a cash transfer of approximately $186, which was used to purchase a productive asset. 22 participants purchased an agricultural animal, usually a goat; 1 financed a small retail business, and 1 leased land to grow crops for sale. Depression scores on the PHD-9 were sharply reduced. The study had 100% retention.
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Experimental group received 12 session of group based depression treatment, a matched savings program, financial literacy training, agricultural training, and a cash transfer.
Behavioral: Group based treatment
12 sessions of group based therapy that included cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and interpersonal therapy
Depressive Symptoms
symptoms on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHD-9), ranging from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes
Time frame: 12 months post baseline
Retention
Percentage of participants in the intervention group completing the intervention
Time frame: Assessed at 12 Months post basline
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