Measuring Quality of Decisions About Treatment of Depression

University of Massachusetts, Boston1 site in 1 country405 target enrollmentJune 2010

ConditionsDepression

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Depression
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Enrollment: 405
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Depression Knowledge
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the impact of a patient decision aid on the quality of decisions about managing symptoms of depression. In particular, we will examine whether the decision aid increases knowledge about depression/managing depression symptoms and concordance between goals and treatment choices.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 2010

End Date

December 2010

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Carol Cosenza

Project Manager

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•In the last 12 months, talked to a health care provider about starting or stopping a treatment (prescription medicine for depression or counseling)

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Depression Knowledge

Time Frame: 2 weeks, on average

Total knowledge score from factual questions about depression and methods for managing depression symptoms. Score is the percent of knowledge items answered correctly (0 - 100%).