Improving Depression Management Through Peer Support

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that compared the effectiveness of a telephone delivered, recovery focused, peer-support intervention to enhanced usual care for VA patients with depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00777205

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

443

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• currently in treatment at Ann Arbor, Detroit, Battle Creek, or Saginaw VA or their associated community based outpatient clinics
• not receiving formal mental health services or regularly attending mutual self-help programs outside of the VA
• diagnosis of a depressive disorder in the last 24 months that is confirmed by the relevant clinician
• being seen less than bi-weekly by clinicians for psychiatric or substance use disorders
• past trial of psychotherapy and/or antidepressant trial
• have a current PHQ-9 scores > 10 or WSAS scores > 10
• have stable access to and ability to communicate by telephone

You may not qualify if…

• diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, MDD with psychotic features, or Bipolar I in the past 24 months. Diagnosis of active substance dependence in the past 12 months or substance abuse in the last 6 months
• an immediate risk of suicide, requiring hospitalization or urgent evaluation
• clinician assessment that participation in the study could have an adverse impact on the patient or his/her partner.

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• VA Medical Center, Battle Creek — Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
• John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center — Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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