Effectiveness of Telephone Versus Face-to-Face CBT in Treating People With Depression

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will compare the effectiveness of telephone versus face-to-face administration of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating people with depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00498706

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

325

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Has a current diagnosis of major depressive disorder
• Has a primary care physician at Northwestern University in Illinois, or one of a number of approved community clinics in Chicago.
• Resides in Illinois
• Has a telephone
• Speaks and reads English

You may not qualify if…

• Hearing, voice, or visual impairment
• Meets criteria for dementia
• Diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, dissociative disorder, current substance abuse, or other condition for which participation in a clinical trial of psychotherapy may be either inappropriate or dangerous
• Currently receiving individual psychotherapy or planning to receive psychotherapy during the treatment phase of the study
• Planning to be out of town or unavailable for treatment for 4 weeks or more during the scheduled treatment time
• Recent history of suicide attempts or is severely suicidal
• Initiated treatment with an antidepressant in the 2 months before study entry (antidepressant medication is not exclusionary)
• Depression determined to be primarily of an organic etiology

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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