Comparing Differing Financial Incentive Structures for Increasing Antidepressant Adherence Among Adults

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The investigators will test using financial incentives by leveraging decision-making biases to improve adherence to antidepressants among adults newly prescribed antidepressants. This study will compare the effects of usual care, increasing financial incentives, and decreasing financial incentives on daily antidepressant medication adherence and depression symptom control of non-elderly adults with Major Depressive Disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03441399

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

120

Starts

2018-03-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-26

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Prescribed antidepressant
• Plan to take antidepressant as prescribed
• Working cell phone that allows texting
• Score on PHQ-9 ≥ 10

You may not qualify if…

• No antidepressant use in last 90 days
• Never been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder
• Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
• No other serious medical condition

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania Health System — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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