Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of a Self-care Intervention for Depression in Primary Care Patients With Chronic Physical Illnesses

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

Conditions:

Depression

Chronic Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

When patients present with both a chronic disease and depression, family physicians agree that treatment and follow-up is more complicated and that patients' health suffers as a result. Programs to he...

Detailed Description

Contact principal investigator for references/citations. 1\. PRINCIPAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESES We propose to conduct an RCT to measure the effectiveness of a telephone-based supported self-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged 40 or more;
  • with one or more doctor-diagnosed chronic physical illnesses or chronic pain at least 6 months duration;
  • and with persistent depressive symptoms (≥ 1 month)

Exclusion

  • PHQ-9 score of less than 5,
  • resident in a nursing home,
  • suicidal,
  • receiving CBT from any health professional,
  • unable to read in either English or French,
  • more than mild cognitive impairment,
  • any other impairment that would prevent them from participating in telephone interviews

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

223 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01521013

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

April 8 2015

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St. Mary's Research Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1M5