Status:
COMPLETED
Brief Telephone Psychological Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Santiago de Compostela
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain
Ministry of Work and Welfare - Xunta de Galicia
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Caring for dependent persons can give rise to depression in non-professional caregivers, placing a burden on health care services and threatening the quality of the care dispensed to the dependent. Un...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Serves as an informal caregiver for dependent family member
- Dependence is recognized by the Xunta de Galicia
- Commitment to participate in all assessments
- A CES-D score ≥16
- Not suffering from a depressive episode
- Provides informed consent
- Has a telephone
Exclusion
- Having received psychological or pharmacological treatment in the previous 2 months
- To present other conditions that may act as confounders (e.g., symptoms due to substance use)
- Presenting serious psychological or medical disorders that require immediate intervention (e.g., suicidal ideation) or prevent study implementation (e.g., significant cognitive impairment, severe hearing impairment)
- The dependent has a serious or terminal prognosis for the next 14 months
- Planning a change of address or institutionalization of the family member
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02292394
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
May 11 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Depressive Disorders Unit. School of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia/A Coruña, Spain, 15782