Effect of Depressin Screening and Care Program at Community Health Center
Primary Purpose
Depression, Screening, Elderly
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Korea, Republic of
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Reminding call
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About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 60 or more
- 10 or more in GDS scor
Exclusion Criteria:
- severe cognitive problem
Sites / Locations
- Chungju community health care center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
intervention
Control
Arm Description
remiding call
No intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Reuptake rate
Secondary Outcome Measures
reduced depressive symptoms
Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (SGDS)
changed perceived heath status
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01626703
First Posted
June 20, 2012
Last Updated
March 9, 2016
Sponsor
National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01626703
Brief Title
Effect of Depressin Screening and Care Program at Community Health Center
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2016
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
June 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2012 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2013 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Depression affect between 5% and 10% of older adults seen in the primary care setting.Late-life depression is often chronic or recurrent and is associated with substantial suffering, functional impairment, and diminished health-related quality of life.Depressed, older primary care patients are frequent users of general medical services and may have poor adherence to medical treatments.They are also at increased risk of death from suicide and medical illnesses. The aim of this study is to examine whether depression screening and health care practitioner feedback are increased depression treatment rate.
Depression screening is provided 60 or more who visited community health care center with a 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale.GDS scores of 10 or more were classified depression positive. Intervention group participants received twice remind calls from primary care nurse.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Depression, Screening, Elderly
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Screening
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
86 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
intervention
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
remiding call
Arm Title
Control
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No intervention
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Reminding call
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Reuptake rate
Time Frame
12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
reduced depressive symptoms
Description
Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (SGDS)
Time Frame
12 weeks
Title
changed perceived heath status
Description
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Time Frame
12 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
60 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
60 or more
10 or more in GDS scor
Exclusion Criteria:
severe cognitive problem
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Chungju community health care center
City
Chungju
State/Province
Choongbuk
ZIP/Postal Code
123456
Country
Korea, Republic of
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