Randomised trial of a geriatric depression service
Completed
- Conditions
- DepressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN81165987
- Lead Sponsor
- St Mary's Hospital Center (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 156
Inclusion Criteria
1. Admission to medical units
2. Age 65 years and older, either sex
3. Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) less than or equal to 4
Exclusion Criteria
1. Admissions to intensive care unit or to cardiac monitoring unit: these patients are too acutely ill to participate but will be eligible if transferred to a medical ward within 72 hours of admission
2. Admissions with imminently terminal illness: these patients will not benefit from the intervention
3. Does not speak or understand English or French (or unable to communicate): these patients would not be able to complete the study instruments
4. Do not live on the island of Montreal: these patients would be difficult to follow-up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in depressive symptoms: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL)<br>2. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)<br>3. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)<br>4. Health services utilisation<br>5. Mortality<br>6. Medication side effects