Integrating depression management in HIV care in Uganda
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Depressive disorders in HIV/AIDSMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN86760765
- Lead Sponsor
- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
- Brief Summary
2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33980299/ (added 17/05/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult patients living with HIV attending the study clinics
2. Aged >18 years
3. An established resident of the study area
4. Medically stable (not too ill to require emergency admission)
5. Conversant in Luganda (the predominant language spoken in the study area)
6. ‘Screen positive’ for a depressive disorder (DD) (a score of =10 on the PHQ-9)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Adults who screen below the DD threshold score on the PHQ-9
2. Those who have severe cognitive or sensory impairments which hinder engagement with the research procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Mean depressive disorder (DD) symptom severity scores, assessed using the PHQ-9 at 6 months<br> 2. Proportion of participants who fail to achieve remission from DD; proportion with PHQ-9 scores =5 at 6 months<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method