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A collaborative care psychosocial intervention to improve late life depression in socioeconomically deprived areas of Guarulhos, Brazil: the PROACTIVE Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Depression in older adults.
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN57805470
Lead Sponsor
niversidade de Sao Paulo
Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33153482/ protocol (added 09/11/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36202129/ Primary outcome data (added 25/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1140
Inclusion Criteria

1. Individuals 60 years or older registered with the selected FHTs will be screened following a randomly ordered list of names
2. Only those with a 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score 10 or above, a threshold for depression, will be eligible for inclusion in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Partner or another person that lives in the same household has already been included in the study
2. Acute suicidal risk in response to the PHQ-9 and the additional suicidal risk questionnaire
3. Completely deaf
4. Unable to communicate (non-native speaker, cognitive impairment and psychotic symptoms)
5. Unable to engage in the trial for the period of 12 months (terminal illness, partner with terminal illness, plans to move out to another area)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of depression recovery (PHQ-9<10) at 8 months follow-up in the intervention compared to the control group.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Proportion with depression recovery (PHQ-9<10) at 12 months will assess the maintenance of any earlier clinical gains.<br> The following additional secondary measures will be completed at 8 and 12 months and compared between the two arms:<br> 2. European Quality of Life five-dimensional questionnaire, Five-level version (EQ-5D-5L)<br> 3. ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O)<br> 4. Behavioural Activation for Depression Scale (BADS)<br> 5. Stressful life events (SLE); General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)<br> 6. Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6)<br> 7. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C)<br> 8. Loneliness Scale (3-item UCLA)<br> 9. We will assess the cost-effectiveness of the intervention at 12 months.<br>
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