ate life intervention to improve function in elderly patients with depressio

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Functional impairment in depressed older people; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000475640
• Lead Sponsor: Health Research Council of NZ

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 190

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible patients include those able to communicate in English, and screened as suffering from depression. Patients who are already on pharmacotherapy for depression will be eligible to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if they suffer from dementia, terminal illness or an unstable cardiac condition, are unable to communicate in English, or are not living in Auckland permanently.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional status: Change in Physical Performance score over time[6months and 1 year];Functional status: Change in Timed Up and Go over time[6 months and 1 year];Functional status: Change in the self reported Nottingham IADL scale over time[6 months and 1 year]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptomatology: change in GDS score.[6 months and 1 year];Quality of life: change in SF-36 over time.[6 months and 1 year];Physical activity: change in AHS score.[6 months and 1 year];Sustainability of exercise.[6 months and 1 yearr]