Cluster randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a diagnosis recognition and treatment guide for depressive disorders in primary care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN23732000
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Brief Summary

2009 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19239608/ (added 23/10/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2006-06-30
• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Clinicians:
All general clinicians working at the basic healthcare units of primary care setting were eligible to participate in the study regardless of age, gender, year of graduation and activity in primary care.

Patients:
1. Patients living within the geographical area of the clinician
2. Aged more than 18 years
3. Both gender
4. Clinical diagnosis of depression according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria and with a baseline score of 8 to 22 points in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)

Exclusion Criteria

Clinicians:
1. Refused to participate in the study
2. Where there were two clinicians working at the same practice, one of them was excluded to avoid the risk of cross contamination

Patients:
1. Already using antidepressant
2. Psychiatric co-morbidity and/or a severe medical condition

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified