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Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation Group Therapy for Patients With Depression at the Community in Thanh Hoa
Sponsor: Hanoi Medical University
Summary
This study aimed to evaluate whether the 8-week BA group therapy delivered at commune health stations (CHSs) improves depressive symptom severity, psychological distress, behavioral activation, resilient coping, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared with control care, from post-intervention through 9 months of follow-up, and whether effects vary across follow-up time points. By using a cluster-randomized trial design in routine CHS settings with supervised delivery by trained commune health staff, this study addresses an important evidence gap on scalable, community-based depression care in Vietnam. We further reasoned that brief, structured psychological interventions that can be implemented within primary care services may help expand access to evidence-based depression care where specialist resources are limited.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
242
Start Date
2024-08-01
Completion Date
2025-11-30
Last Updated
2026-04-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Behaviral activation group therapy
Behaviral activation group therapy is an empirically validated, structured psychological treatment for depression that encourages individuals to re-engage with meaningful activities and increase contact with rewarding experiences within their natural environment. The eight-week-long BAG program is designed to teach subjects in these main themes: Doing healthy activities,, Appropriate Activities and Life Balance, Goal Setting and Activity Planning, Problem-Solving Skills, The Importance of Social Connection, Effective Communication Skills, and Relapse Prevention and Graduation.
Locations (1)
Hanoi Medical University Thanh Hoa Branch
Thanh Hóa, Vietnam