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Treatment for Depression in the Primary Care Setting
For Condition: Depression
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ,
Synopsis: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief form of counseling is more effective than usual care in treating patients with minor depression in the primary care setting. This study will also examine the relationship between patient characteristics (social support, adverse life events, personality traits, and comorbidity) and remission of minor depression.
Details: Minor depression is one of the most common types of depressive disorders seen in primary care. The effectiveness and tolerability of antidepressants in patients with minor depression is unclear, and the development of alternative treatments is necessary. In the first phase of this study, participants are observed for 4 weeks to identify those most in need of depression-specific treatment. Participants are then exposed to the Problem-Solving Treatment for Primary Care (PST-PC), a six-session behavioral treatment for depression. After 4 weeks, patients who do not respond adequately to the treatment are randomly assigned to either continued PST-PC or to usual care for 9 weeks. Participants are followed for 6 months after the study.
Eligibility:
Study Type: Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - Primary care patient at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) - Hamilton Depression Score >= 10 and minor depression at time of entry and after 4 weeks of observation Exclusion Criteria: - Psychosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Active substance abuse - Receiving treatment for depression
Total Enrollment: 300
Location and Contact Information:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center *Recruiting*
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756
United States
Recruiting Cynthia Hewitt 603-653-3570
Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers: 62322-01A2;
Study Start Date: December 2002
Record last reviewed: May 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00055328
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