Mild depression in primary care: do antidepressants add any effect to usual consultations?
Completed
- Conditions
- Depression.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20223
- Lead Sponsor
- VU University Medical CentreEMGO-InstituteDept. General Practice
- Brief Summary
BMC Med. 2007 Dec 7;5:36.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 181
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 years or over;
2. Having 3-6 out of 9 depressive symptoms for at least 2 weeks for most days of the week, including at least one of the core symptoms ‘sadness’ or ‘loss of pleasure’;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Current intake of antidepressants or receiving psychological therapy;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Severity of Depressive by MADRS (Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale); <br /><br>2. Remission of depression by MADRS score<10.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Quality of Live (Short Form 36);<br /><br>2. Subjective deprssion (Beck Depr. Inventory);<br /><br>3. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire; <br /><br>4. Direct and indirect costs.