NCT01626703

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.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
86

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable depression

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 20, 2012

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 25, 2012

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2012

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

March 10, 2016

Status Verified

March 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

June 20, 2012

Last Update Submit

March 9, 2016

Conditions

DepressionScreeningElderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reuptake rate

    12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • reduced depressive symptoms

    12 weeks

  • changed perceived heath status

    12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

remiding call

Other: Reminding call

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

Interventions

Reminding callOTHER
intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • or more
  • or more in GDS scor

You may not qualify if:

  • severe cognitive problem

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Chungju community health care center

Chungju, Choongbuk, 123456, South Korea

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 20, 2012

First Posted

June 25, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2012

Study Completion

March 1, 2013

Last Updated

March 10, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Locations

KR(1)