An Expert System to Reduce Depression in Primary Care

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a home-based intervention matched to stage of change (readiness) for using effective methods to prevent or reduce depression can improve depression outcomes in primary care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00497874

Run by

Pro-Change Behavior Systems

People needed

902

Starts

2003-07-01

Expected to finish

2006-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• At risk for or experiencing depression (i.e., Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI) score of 10 or higher; current major depression, minor depression, or dysthymia; or past major depression, minor depression, or dysthymia)

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than age 18
• Involved in counseling or planning counseling in the next 30 days
• Taking antidepressant medication or planning to take antidepressants in the next 30 days (exclusion criterion for Untreated Sample only)
• Suicidal ideation
• Severe depression (BDI > 28) and deemed inappropriate for study by site clinician
• BDI <10 and in the Maintenance stage for using effective methods to prevent or reduce depression
• History of bipolar disorder

Where it is running

• John H. Stroger Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates — Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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