Status:
COMPLETED
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medical University of South Carolina
University of Maryland
Conditions:
Depression
Elderly
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether therapy for elderly adults with major depression can be delivered effectively using videoconferencing technology ("telepsychology"), which allows a therapis...
Detailed Description
ABSTRACT Telepsychology: Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans 1. Objective: The immediate objective is to test the hypothesis that a novel mode of geriatric mental health service delivery...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants will be older male and female veterans,
- age 60 and above,
- with diagnoses of major depressive disorder (MDD) assigned on the basis of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID; Spitzer et al., 1997).
Exclusion
- Actively psychotic or demented persons,
- individuals with both suicidal ideation and clear intent, and
- individuals meeting criteria for substance dependence will be excluded from participation.
- However, in order to maximize generalization of results, presence of other forms of psychopathology will not be a basis for exclusion. All of these structured interviews will be audiotaped in order to calculate inter-rater reliability on a randomly selected 20%. (See Human Subjects for procedures in place for suicidal participants or potential participants).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
241 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00324701
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
April 24 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799