Depression Screening in Black Churches

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The overall aim of this study is to employ Community Health Workers (CHWs) to screen for depression in 30 Black churches and compare the effectiveness of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) (Intervention arm) to Referral As Usual (Control arm) on treatment engagement for depression. The investigators will assess patient-level outcomes (Mental-Health Related Quality of Life and depressive symptoms) at 3- and 6-months post-screening and conduct a mixed-methods process evaluation to assess multi-level facilitators and barriers of screening uptake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04524767

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

505

Starts

2021-08-01

Expected to finish

2025-07-18

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults 18 years and older
• Fluent in English
• Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 ≥ 10

You may not qualify if…

• Reporting active suicidality, or verbally endorsing homicidal ideation or psychotic symptoms
• Currently receiving formal mental health treatment

Where it is running

• Columbia University Irving Medical Center Center — New York, New York, United States
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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