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Treatment for Depression in the Primary Care Setting

NCT ID: NCT00055328

Last Updated: 2013-09-10

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-12-31

Study Completion Date

2006-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will compare a brief form of counseling to usual care for the treatment of minor depression in the primary care setting.

Detailed Description

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Minor depression is one of the most common types of depressive disorders seen in primary care. The effectiveness and tolerability of antidepressants in patients with minor depression is unclear, and the development of alternative treatments is necessary.

In the first phase of this study, participants are observed for 4 weeks to identify those most in need of depression-specific treatment. Participants are then exposed to the Problem-Solving Treatment for Primary Care (PST-PC), a six-session behavioral treatment for depression. After 4 weeks, patients who do not respond adequately to the treatment are randomly assigned to either continued PST-PC or to usual care for 9 weeks. Participants are followed for 6 months after the study.

Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Problem-Solving Treatment for Primary Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary care patient at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC)
* Hamilton Depression Score \>= 10 and minor depression at time of entry and after 4 weeks of observation

Exclusion Criteria

* Psychosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
* Active substance abuse
* Receiving treatment for depression
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R01MH062322

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DATR A4-GPS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

R01MH062322

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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