Behavioural activation delivered by mental health nurses versus treatment as usual for late-life depression in primary care
Recruiting
- Conditions
- depressedmood disorder10027946
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON47861
- Lead Sponsor
- Pro Persona
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
The main inclusion criterion is a PHQ-9 score >9.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will be excluded from the trial in the case of
I) severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, (history of) psychosis, severe drug- or alcohol dependence.
II) high risk of suicide.
III) drug and/or alcohol abuse or dependence,
IV) prior psychotherapy received in the previous year.
V) current treatment by a mental health specialist.
VI) moderate to severe cognitive impairment (MoCA <18).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Depression severity as assessed with the Quick Inventory of Depressive<br /><br>Symptomatology (Q-IDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and quality<br /><br>of life as assessed with the EuroQuol-5D (EQ-5D) during the 8-week treatment<br /><br>period and follow-up. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method