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Implementation of Harmonized Depression Outcome Measures in a Health System

Completed
Conditions
Dysthymia
Major Depression
Registration Number
NCT04235712
Lead Sponsor
OM1, Inc.
Brief Summary

Working with a health system, the investigators will recruit practices to participate in the pilot study, consent and enroll patients with major depressive disorder, and collect the PHQ-9 from those patients at three timepoints (baseline, 6 months post-enrollment, and 12 months post-enrollment). The PHQ-9 will be captured either at an office visit or directly from patients. The investigators will build and implement an open-source SMART on FHIR app to collect key data from the EHR, combine that data with the PHQ-9 results, and present the measurements back to the clinicians. The investigators will then obtain feedback from clinicians on the value and usefulness of the app.

Detailed Description

The study is a longitudinal, observational pilot study that will assess the utility and value displaying the harmonized outcomes data to clinicians in the clinical workflow using an open-source, SMART on FHIR app. The app will connect with the site EHR, aggregate EHR and PRO data, calculate the outcome measure results, and return the results to the EHR so that they are viewable within the clinician workflow. Baseline data on patient characteristics, treatments, and symptoms will be combined with longitudinal data on outcomes during the study timeframe. All data will be collected from institution electronic medical records (EMRs), PRO portals, and other existing data sources, as needed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
5
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients age 18 and older
  • Diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • There are no exclusion criteria for this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Suicide Ideation and Behavior12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. A higher score means more severe depression.

Death from suicide12-month intervals

Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia who died from suicide, reported in 12-month intervals.

Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

Adverse Events12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. A higher score means more of a burden.

Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \> 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \< 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baystate Health

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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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