Prevention of Suicide in the Elderly

NCT00000367 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: R01MH059366DSIR AT-P
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to design a program to prevent suicide in elderly patients by educating patients, their families, and physicians on depression and suicidal thoughts. A program to prevent suicide in elderly patients needs to be developed. Since elderly patients frequently have doctor's visits, it may be best to have a suicide prevention program based in the patient's doctor's office. When an older person visits a primary care physician, he/she will check for signs of depression, including thoughts of suicide. The doctor will speak to the patient about depression and how to recognize it. If the individual is diagnosed with depression, the doctor will offer treatment. During this study, the information the doctor collects will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The study will last for 2 years. Eligibility for this study is age of at least 60 years and diagnosis of depression. (Depression required for 920 of the 1200 patients; 280 patients should have no symptoms of depression.)

Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Depression; Family; Female; Human; Male; Practice Guidelines; Education, Medical, Continuing; Patient Education; Suicide

Interventions

Treatment of depression DRUG

Suicide prevention intervention BEHAVIORAL

Suicide prevention treatment DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must have:
• Depressive symptoms and signs. (Required for 920 of the 1200 patients; 280 patients should have no significant depressive symptomatology.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

New York Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division

White Plains, New York, 10605, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Gallo JJ, Hwang S, Joo JH, Bogner HR, Morales KH, Bruce ML, Reynolds CF 3rd. Multimorbidity, Depression, and Mortality in Primary Care: Randomized Clinical Trial of an Evidence-Based Depression Care Management Program on Mortality Risk. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Apr;31(4):380-6. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3524-y. Epub 2015 Oct 2.

  PMID: 26432693 DERIVED

• Gallo JJ, Morales KH, Bogner HR, Raue PJ, Zee J, Bruce ML, Reynolds CF 3rd. Long term effect of depression care management on mortality in older adults: follow-up of cluster randomized clinical trial in primary care. BMJ. 2013 Jun 5;346:f2570. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2570.

  PMID: 23738992 DERIVED

• Gallo JJ, Bogner HR, Morales KH, Post EP, Lin JY, Bruce ML. The effect of a primary care practice-based depression intervention on mortality in older adults: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2007 May 15;146(10):689-98. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-10-200705150-00002.

  PMID: 17502629 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Self-Injurious Behavior

Study Officials

• George Alexopoulos, MD

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 1999
• First Posted: November 3, 1999
• Study Start: September 1, 1998
• Study Completion: August 1, 2003
• Last Updated: October 29, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-10

Locations

US (1)