Evaluating a Behavioral Activities Treatment Program for Depressed Nursing Home Residents

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will evaluate whether a behavioral activities treatment program improves symptoms of depression in nursing home residents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00536406

Run by

University of Louisville

People needed

20

Starts

2007-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-13

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Nursing home residents in long-term care beds with an expected stay of 3 months or more
• Geriatric Depression Scale score of at least 11
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder or research diagnostic criteria for minor depressive disorder

You may not qualify if…

• Mini Mental State Exam score below 14
• Referred to hospice care for a terminal condition
• Current unstable or terminal medical condition
• Suicidal
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder

Where it is running

• University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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