Tackling chronic depression (TACK II)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11301686
• Lead Sponsor: East London NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35346348/ (added 15/02/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-06-13
• Study Completion: 2023-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 487

Inclusion Criteria

Current participant inclusion criteria as of 21/01/2022:
Clinician Participants
1. Qualification as a mental health or healthcare professional (including Band 4 Support Workers, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists)
2. Experience of working in a healthcare setting for at least 6 months
3. Currently (or within the last 6 months) treated individuals with chronic depression
4. Have at least 4 patients with chronic depression on their caseload, or have the ability to ‘case swap’ with other team members, and seeing these patients regularly (e.g. once a month)
5. No plans to leave their post within the next 6 months

Patient Participants
1. 18-100 years old
2. Exhibiting symptoms of depression or non-psychotic low mood with a duration of illness of at least 2 years (can be co-morbid with other conditions such as anxiety, personality disorder etc.)
3. Receiving treatment from an NHS mental health service with regular contact with clinicians
4. Capacity to provide informed consent
5. Ability to speak and understand English

Previous participant inclusion criteria:
Clinician Participants
1. Qualification as a mental health or healthcare professional (including Band 4 Support Workers, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists)
2. Experience of working in a healthcare setting for at least 6 months
3. Currently (or within the last 6 months) treated individuals with chronic depression
4. Have at least 4 patients with chronic depression on their caseload, or have the ability to ‘case swap’ with other team members, and seeing these patients regularly (e.g. once a month)
5. No plans to leave their post within the next 6 months

Patient Participants
1. 18-80 years old
2. Exhibiting symptoms of depression or non-psychotic low mood with a duration of illness of at least 2 years (can be co-morbid with other conditions such as anxiety, personality disorder etc.)
3. Receiving treatment from an NHS mental health service with regular contact with clinicians
4. Capacity to provide informed consent
5. Ability to speak and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

Clinician Participants
1. Do not have at least 4 eligible patients on their caseload.
2. Do not have any frequent clinical contact with eligible patients.

Patient Participants
1. Primary diagnosis of a substance misuse problem (F10 - F19).
2. Diagnosis of an organic, including symptomatic, mental disorder (F00-F09) e.g. Alzheimer's.
3. Inpatient on a psychiatric ward at the time of recruitment.
4. Does not have current clinical contact with a mental health professional.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life, as measured on the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA), 12 months after randomisation