Patient-Centered Depression Care for African Americans
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Major Depressive Disorder
In brief
The investigators propose to answer the following research question: Does a multifaceted, culturally tailored intervention that focuses on the specific concerns and preferences of African American patients with depression and their primary care providers improve the processes and outcomes of care for African Americans to a greater degree than a standard state-of-the art depression intervention? This study will determine whether two new educational programs can improve the care for depression in African Americans. These programs may include visits with a depression case manager and access to educational materials, such as a videotape, a calendar, pamphlets, and books. One program is a standard quality improvement program for depression that has been shown to be effective in most patients. The other program is similar, but has materials that focus more on the patient's specific culture, beliefs, values, and preferences.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00243425
- Run by
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- People needed
- 250
- Starts
- 2004-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2005-10-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients who have experienced two weeks or more of depressed mood/ loss of interest in the past year
- Patients who have experienced one week or more of depressed mood or loss of interest in the past month
- Self defined race or ethnicity African American
- Able to give written consent
You may not qualify if…
- Current alcohol or drug abuse
- History of mania
- Grief reaction or bereavement within the past 2 months
- Pregnancy
- Life expectancy less than 1 year
- Non English speaking
- Current specialty mental health care (at least 2 visits in past 6 weeks and appt scheduled in future
- Plan to change health care or primary care Provider in next 12 months
- Active suicidal thoughts and plans
- Residing in US for less than 5 years
Where it is running
- Christiana Care Health Services — Wilmington, Delaware, United States (enrolling)
- Johns Hopkins Community Phsyicians — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
- Sinai Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
- Baltimore Medical Systems, Middlesex Health Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
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