Feasibility of Depression Care Management by E-mail

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will test whether an electronic system that monitors and sends messages to help people with depression could be feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective as a treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00755235

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

208

Starts

2009-04-01

Expected to finish

2010-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patient at Capitol Hill or Rainier clinics of Group Health Cooperative in Seattle
• New prescription of an antidepressant, defined by an interval of at least 180 days since a previous antidepressant prescription
• Indication of depression, defined by a visit diagnosis of major depressive disorder (Internal Classification of Diseases 9th Revision [ICD9] codes 296.2x or 296.3x) within 30 days of the first prescription
• Has used secure messaging, or e-mailing, at least twice in the last 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• Any diagnosis of psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder in the prior 2 years
• Any prescription for mood stabilizer or antipsychotic medication in the prior 2 years

Where it is running

• Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies — Seattle, Washington, United States

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