Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Cultural Sensitive Collaborative Treatment of Depressed Chinese
Lead Sponsor:
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test whether Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment (CSCT) would improve the outcome of depressed patients visiting non-psychiatric settings in Tai...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who attend non-psychiatric clinics at the above site.
- Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), defined as a positive screen using the PHQ-9, confirmed with the SCAN interview.
- Men or women aged 18 or older.
- Able to participate in a clinical diagnostic interview in either Mandarin or Fukienese dialects.
- Individuals who are willing to be followed up concerning their depression symptoms.
- Individuals who have completed a written consent form.
Exclusion
- Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning pregnancy within the next year.
- Patients with serious suicidal risk.
- Patients with unstable medical illnesses.
- Clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism.
- Patients with comorbid severe mental disorders
- Patients with history of treatment by a psychiatrist in the past 4 months.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
280 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00664885
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
January 9 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 251