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Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Depression, Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle
Registration Number
PACTR201504001078347
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Cape Town Lung Institute
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria

Clinics:
1)40 nurse-led primary care clinics providing ART in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda and Bojonala districts of the North West Province, South Africa

Patients:
1) Age ¿ 18 years
2) Receiving ART at the time of enrollment
3) Depressive symptoms, as indicated by a total score of 9 or more on the PHQ-9 and
4)Planning to reside in the area for the next year
5) Capable of actively engaging in an interviewer-administered questionnaire at the time of recruitment, three six and twelve months later and
6) Written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Clinics:
1) Clinics which participate in the formative research and piloting of the intervention

Patients:
1) Inability to meet the above inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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