U.S., Jan. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07333027) titled 'Lonely in Depression' on Dec. 02, 2025.
Brief Summary: 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 inpatien...