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Behavioural activation delivered by mental health nurses versus treatment as usual for late-life depression in primary care

Recruiting
Conditions
depressed
mood disorder
10027946
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
NameTimeMethod
<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
NameTimeMethod
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