Actively Recruiting
Lonely in Depression
Led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · Updated on 2026-02-24
200
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
81 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
F
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Lead Sponsor
B
Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken, Clinic for Psychiatry, Addiction, Psychotherapie and Psychosomatic Medicine, Am Europakanal, Germany
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this prospective study is to better understand the link between loneliness and depression in the inpatient psychiatric treatment of depression. It aims to answer: Do lonely and not lonely persons benefit the same way from inpatient depression treatment? Is loneliness a clinical relevant factor in inpatient treatment of depression? What are the underlying biopsychosocial mechanisms? Participants will be asked to do some * self-report questionnaires * clinical interview * biosampling (blood, saliva, stool) at three main measurement timepoints (1. begin of inpatient treatment, 2. day of discharge, 3. three months after discharge).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Lonely in Depression
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- primary diagnosis of depression according to ICD-10 (F32 or F33), as diagnosed by a physician or clinical psychologist in conjunction with the M.I.N.I. Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview diagnostic tools
- inpatient elective or emergency admission to one of the two psychiatric clinics; - age over 18 years
- sufficient understanding of spoken and written German
- informed voluntary consent
You will not qualify if you...
- a current lack of capacity to provide consent (e.g., pronounced psychotic symptoms, stuporous depressive syndrome, and thought constriction to suicidality)
- previous participation in the study
- pregnancy or breastfeeding
- inpatient stay of less than 7 days, even if the patients initially met the inclusion criteria.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany, 91054
Actively Recruiting
2
Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken, Clinic for Psychiatry, Addiction, Psychotherapie and Psychosomatic Medicine
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany, 91056
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
F
Franziska Sonnauer, Dr. med., M.Sc.
CONTACT
F
Franca Fries, Dr. med.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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