Effectiveness of Cultural Sensitive Collaborative Treatment of Depressed Chinese in Primary Care

Mackay Memorial Hospital1 site in 1 country280 target enrollmentJanuary 2008

ConditionsDepression

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Depression
Sponsor: Mackay Memorial Hospital
Enrollment: 280
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Depressed patients who receive CSCT have improved treatment outcomes compared to patients who receive usual care.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial to test whether Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment (CSCT) would improve the outcome of depressed patients visiting non-psychiatric settings in Taiwan.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2008

End Date

December 2012

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Mackay Memorial Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Shen-Ing,Liu

Department of Psychiatry

Mackay Memorial Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients who attend non-psychiatric clinics at the above site.
•Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), defined as a positive screen using the PHQ-9, confirmed with the SCAN interview.
•Men or women aged 18 or older.
•Able to participate in a clinical diagnostic interview in either Mandarin or Fukienese dialects.
•Individuals who are willing to be followed up concerning their depression symptoms.
•Individuals who have completed a written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

•Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning pregnancy within the next year.
•Patients with serious suicidal risk.
•Patients with unstable medical illnesses.
•Clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism.
•Patients with comorbid severe mental disorders
•Patients with history of treatment by a psychiatrist in the past 4 months.