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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12616000785404
ACTRN12616000785404
Completed
Not Applicable

Psychological treatment of anxiety and depression in patients with Parkinson's disease: A pilot program

Macquarie University0 sites40 target enrollmentJune 16, 2016

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Depression
Sponsor
Macquarie University
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 16, 2016
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with Parkinson's disease and their primary carer will be recruited. Eligibility criteria will include aged 50 years or over, the presence of patient reported clinically significant anxiety symptoms (Geriatric Anxiety Inventory \> 6\) and depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale \-15 scores \> 5\). Use of psychiatric medication will be required to be stabilised one month prior to study entry. Other than being the carer or spouse of the participant with Parkinson’s disease, and being over the age of 18 years, no other inclusion criteria are required.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria will be the presence of active suicide ideation, psychos is, substance abuse, uncontrolled bipolar disorder or significant cognitive impairment (2 or more errors on the Six Item Screener for Cognitive Impairment). Participants or carers with insufficient English Language skills (unable to read a newspaper) will also be excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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