Can money plus talk therapy beat depression in poor rural women?
NCT ID NCT06295250
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding poverty alleviation (like financial support) to group talk therapy helps low-income rural women in Bangladesh with depression more than therapy alone. Six hundred women aged 18-45 with depression and economic hardship will be randomly assigned to either therapy only or therapy plus poverty help. Researchers will track depression symptoms, relapse, and how well the program is adopted over 18 months.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- manualized group based psychotherapy (Problem Management Plus) and poverty alleviation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that addressing both poverty and mental health together is more effective for treating depression in low-income rural women than therapy alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single study in a specific population, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is complex and relies on non-professional peers, which may affect consistency.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18-45 2. Meets criteria for Economic Vulnerability as measured by: household income \<= 15000 Taka per month; food insufficiency in household over previous six months; OR owning \<= 10 decimals of land 3. Family willingness to participate in the program 4. Basic literacy as measured by ability to read a simple sentence; 5. A score \>=10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 Depression Scale) at baseline Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy at screen; 2. Cognitive or physical impairment precluding participation 3. Plans to relocate or to travel for \> 1 month during 18 M period. 4. Household debt greater than 70,000 Taka
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Locations
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
RECRUITINGDhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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