Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program in clinically depressed adolescents; individual CBT versus care as usual.
Completed
- Conditions
- DepressionDepressive Disorders10027946
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36268
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria are: (1) age 12 until 21 years, (2) a primary diagnoses of depression (regardless the severity: mild, moderate or severe), and (3) referred to a participating mental health institution.
Exclusion Criteria
The criteria for exclusion are: (1) acute suïcide risk, (2) drug abuse (as primary diagnosis), (3) pervasive developmental disorder (as primary diagnosis), (4) bipolar disorder (as primary diagnosis), (5) day care or admission to the clinical setting and (6) not fluent in Dutch, Turkish, Arabic or Berber language.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measure is the presence of the depression diagnosis<br /><br>(present or absent) measured by means of a diagnostic interview the K-SADS.<br /><br>Both the adolescent, the parent and the clinician view will be taken into<br /><br>account.<br /><br><br /><br>Cost effectiveness<br /><br>Cost diaries will be assessed to monitor costs and cost-effectiveness. These<br /><br>cost diaries have been used in an earlier study on anxiety (Bodden, Dirksen &<br /><br>Bögels, 2008) and will be complemented by parts of the TiC-P and the PRODISQ.<br /><br>The QALY will be calculated by means of the EuroQol.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method