Status:
COMPLETED
Primary Care Patients With Depression for Internet-Based Social Support
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Collaborating Sponsors:
Johns Hopkins University
Conditions:
Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test two interventions that lead to at least 30% of individuals with depression presenting to primary care engaging with an Internet-based depression ...
Detailed Description
Our specific aim is to develop and pilot test two interventions that lead to at least 30% of individuals with depression presenting to primary care engaging with an Internet-based depression support g...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- PHQ score of 8 or above with either depressed mood or anhedonia/and or is considering treatment for depressed mood,
- does not reject all treatment for depression,
- has not viewed or posted messages more than once in the last month on any Internet depression support group website,
- does not self-report diagnoses of bipolar disorder by a health professional,
- age 18 years or older,
- attends a primary care clinic and have visited in last 6 months, AND
- has Internet access for the next four weeks, has been on the Internet at least three times, and has used email by him/herself. We are slightly lowering the PHQ score from the usual 10 (cutoff for major depression) to 8 because we know treatment for depression is frequently initiated for those who do not meet formal criteria for major depression. However we are only including patients with PHQ scores below the usual cutoff for major depression if they are currently receiving or are considering some form of depression treatment. University of Chicago students will need to identify their primary care provider to be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion
- active bipolar disorder,
- those with no access to the internet,
- those who state they are not under treatment nor would they consider any form of treatment, OR
- those considered to be at high risk of suicide attempts. These include those with past psychiatric hospitalization, past suicide attempts, bipolar disorder or score of greater than 1 on the PHQ-9 suicide assessment or who reports intent for self-harm as per assessment in the suicide prevention protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00886730
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
December 17 2012
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Chicago Physician's Group - PCG Maryland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637