Care for depression in people with diabetes and/or coronary heart disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depressive episode, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80309252
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Manchester (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 December 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 18 or over
2. Are listed on GP practice QOF registers with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease and/or Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
3. Have persistent depressive symptoms (>10 on Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ9).
4. Patients who are already receiving antidepressant medication or psychotherapy but who still score >10 on the PHQ9.
5. We will also include non-English speaking patients of South Asian origin
6. Male and female participants

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aged less than 18 years old
2. Refused to consent
3. GP has removed them from the diabetes/CHD database
4. Suffer from a severe and enduring mental disorder
5. At risk of suicide and require immediate care from a crisis management team
6. If their depression is linked to bereavement

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SCL90 depression scale measured at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) measured at 6 months