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Technology-Enabled Platform for Managing Depression in Cancer Patients in India (Pilot)

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breastHealth Condition 2: C34- Malignant neoplasm of bronchus andlungHealth Condition 3: C539- Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecifiedHealth Condition 4: C189- Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecifiedHealth Condition 5: C760- Malignant neoplasm of head, face and neckHealth Condition 6: C61- Malignant neoplasm of prostateHealth Condition 7: C569- Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedovaryHealth Condition 8: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/08/072398
Lead Sponsor
The George Institute for Global Health, India
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Consenting adult patients (18 years and above) suffering from breast, cervix, ovarian, lung, prostrate, colon, head, and neck cancer with comorbid depression as per screen positive cut-off score on PHQ9/GAD7 attending the relevant departments of the 3 hospitals;

2. Newly diagnosed patients will be recruited from both inpatient and outpatients.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients at imminent risk of suicide based on clinical assessment, or showing aggressive behavior, or lacking insight due to psychotic features;

2. Patients who score 2 or more on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS);

3. Patients and caregivers are unable to read Hindi/English/Punjabi/Kannada/Telegu (that would prevent them from responding to the self-monitoring questions).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
A. Change in PHQ-9 depression scores in both the intervention arms compared to the control arm. <br/ ><br>B. Change in WHO-5 wellbeing scores in both the intervention arms compared to control arm.Timepoint: A. Baseline (just before randomization) and at 3 months since randomization. <br/ ><br>B. Baseline (just before randomization) and at 3 months since randomization.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
A. Changes in PHQ-9 depression scores. <br/ ><br>B. Quality of life using WHOQol-Bref.Timepoint: A. Baseline (just before randomization) & at 6 & 9 months after randomization. <br/ ><br>B. Baseline (just before randomization) & at 9 months after randomization.
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