Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care to Reduce Rural Disparities

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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Across the country, Community Health Centers are participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives sponsored by the Health Services Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Health Disparities Collaboratives integrate three complementary conceptual frameworks: 1) the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Breakthrough Series Model; 2) the Improvement Model (i.e., Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles); and 3) Wagner's Chronic Care Model. The Chronic Care model uses patient self-management, delivery system re-design, decision support, and clinical information systems to maximize the effectiveness of interactions between prepared proactive care teams and informed activated patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, and depression. The Chronic Care model for depression, also known as Collaborative Care, involves primary care providers working with a depression care team comprising non-physicians (e.g., nurses, pharmacists) and mental health specialists (e.g., psychiatrists). Practice-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an on-site depression care team. In contrast, telemedicine-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an off-site depression care team using telemedicine technologies. The purpose of this research project is to compare the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of practice-based and telemedicine-based collaborative care in Community Health Centers (without on-site mental health specialists) implementing the Health Disparities Collaborative for depression.

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Detailed Description

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An experimental study design and an intent-to-treat analysis will be used to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine-based collaborative care relative to practice-based collaborative care. The research setting will be six Community Health Centers located in medically underserved areas of Arkansas which serve rural, low income and minority populations. Potentially eligible patients will be identified through screening by Community Health Centers clinic staff or primary care provider referrals. Patients eligible for the study will be consented and randomized to receive either telemedicine-based or practice-based collaborative care, and followed for 18 months to assess processes and outcomes. On-site clinical staff will screen patients for depression over an 18 month period and refer all patients with clinically significant depression (PHQ9≥10) to the study.

Two types of health care professionals will be involved in the practice-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); and 2) a depression care manager (LPN or Social Worker). The on-site care managers will provide care management activities by phone or face-to-face.

Five types of health care professionals will be involved in the telemedicine-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); 2) a depression nurse care manager (RN); 3) clinical pharmacist (PharmD); 4) tele-psychologist (PhD); and 5) a tele-psychiatrist (MD). The primary care providers will be located at the Community Health Centers. The off-site depression care team will be located at the clinics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry. The on-site primary care providers will prescribe medications and schedule all appointments. The off-site nurse care manager will conduct all care management activities by telephone. The off-site clinical pharmacist will conduct medication histories and provide medication management by telephone. The off-site tele-psychologist will conduct evidence-based psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) via interactive video. The off-site tele-psychiatrist will conduct interactive-video consultations, train and supervise the depression care team, and conduct provider education.

Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care

Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care - Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care

Intervention Type OTHER

Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video.

Practice Based Collaborative Care

One-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Practice Based Collaborative Care

Intervention Type OTHER

One-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response.

Interventions

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Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care

Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video.

Intervention Type OTHER

Practice Based Collaborative Care

One-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinically Significant Depression

Exclusion Criteria

* Sub-threshold Depression,
* Non-english speaking,
* Patients not having telephone access,
* Bereaved,
* Suicidal,
* Currently being treated by a mental health specialist,
* Bipolar disorder,
* Psychotic disorders,
* Drug or alcohol dependence,
* Cognitively impaired,
* Terminal illness,
* Having a court appointed guardian, or
* Pregnant (if applicable)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes