An evaluation of the Cares of Life Project (CoLP): Fundamentally improving mental health services for Black people in Southwark

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety and /or depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Anxiety, depression

• Registration Number: ISRCTN06101946
• Lead Sponsor: King's College London (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals who were referred to the service were included in the study if they met all of the following criteria:
1. Resident of the London Borough of Southwark
2. Of Black African origin (Black African individuals born in sub-Saharan Africa or born in the UK with at least one parent of sub-Saharan decent) or Black Caribbean origin (Black patients born in the Caribbean or born in the UK with at least one parent of Caribbean decent).
3. Scored positive for symptoms on the World Health Organisation Mental Health Checklist for Anxiety and Depression indicating a diagnosis of clinical depression (ICD-10 codes F32, F33.0 - F33.2) and/or anxiety (F40, F41.1, F41.2)
4. Consented to being randomised

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-English speaking
2. Resident of another borough
3. Did not score positive for symptoms on the WHO checklist for anxiety and depression

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified