Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment for Depressed Chinese Americans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of culturally sensitive treatment versus regular care in treating depressed Chinese Americans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00227929

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

120

Starts

2003-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chinese ethnicity
• Currently depressed as determined by a total score of at least 16 on the CBCI scale
• Speaks and understands English or Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taiwanese dialect)
• Willing to participate in follow-up phone calls

You may not qualify if…

• Currently at risk for suicide
• Current unstable medical illness
• Current clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism
• Diagnosed with any of the following in addition to depression: organic mental disorder; schizophrenia; delusional disorder; psychotic disorder; bipolar disorder; mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features
• History of treatment by a psychiatrist within 4 months of study entry
• History of alcohol or substance abuse within 1 year of study entry

Where it is running

• South Cove Community Health Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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