The aim of this research is to measure the effectiveness of Dance movement therapy in the treatment of adolescent depression.
Research will start by recruitment of 140 patients (aged 13-17 years) from youth psychiatric outpatient clinic in Helsinki University Central hospital. They will be randomized to two groups. The intervention group will attend Dance movement therapy (DMT) for 12 weeks and the control group is getting treatment as usual (TAU). The outcome will be measured with self-report questionnaires and interviews measuring symptoms of depression and body image. Outcome measurements will be done before intervention, after intervention and 3 months after intervention has finished. The research will start in September 2022 and continue until the end of 2027. The results will be published in medical scientific journals during the year 2027 .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
140
A group therapy model for treatment of depression by dance movement therapist. Study consist of 12 therapy sessions, each session lasting 1hour 15minutes. There will be 6 patients in each group.
Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
RECRUITINGAdolecent mental health services, Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
RECRUITINGBeck Depression Inventory (BDI-21)
The self-report questionnaire to assess depressive symptoms, minimum 0 points, maximum 63 points, more severe depression with higher scores
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months
Young Person's Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP-Core)
The self- report questionnaire to measure depressive and overal symptoms in youth, minimum 0 points, maximum 40 points, or median of scores, higher scores indicating more symptoms
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months
Adolescent Depression Rating Scale (ADRS)
Clinical interview to measure depressive symptoms in youth, minimum 0 and maximum 60 points, highers scores indicating more severe depression
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months
Body Image assessment
Self-report questionnaire to assess body image/experience, 11 items with minimum 11 and maxomum 77 points, a qualitative scale
Time frame: baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months
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