Efficacy of low-intensity psychological intervention applied by (ICTs) for treatment of depression in primary care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression in primary care patients; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depressive episode, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82388279
• Lead Sponsor: Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)

Brief Summary

2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948287 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32501276/ (added 08/06/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-16
• Study Completion: 2017-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 221

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age over 18
2. DSM 5 diagnose of Major Depression or Dysthymia
3. Mild or moderate depression expressed as score lower than 14 in PHQ-9
4. Depressive symptoms presented for at least last two months
5. Be able to read and understand Spanish language
6. Sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any diagnose of disease that may affect central nervous system (brain pathology, traumatic brain injury, dementia, etc)
2. Any psychiatric disorder other than Major Depression, Dysthymia, anxiety disorders or personality disorders
3. Any medical, infectious or degenerative disease that may affect mood
4. Presence of delusional ideas or hallucinations consistent or not with mood
5. Suicide risk

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptom severity assessed via PHQ-9. It will be registered at three times: baseline, 6 month follow-up, and 12 month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Demographic variables<br> 2. Health-related quality of life measured by SF-36<br> 3. Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview<br>