Status:

COMPLETED

Brief Telephone Psychological Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Santiago de Compostela

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain

Ministry of Work and Welfare - Xunta de Galicia

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Caring for dependent persons can give rise to depression in non-professional caregivers, placing a burden on health care services and threatening the quality of the care dispensed to the dependent. Un...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Serves as an informal caregiver for dependent family member
  • Dependence is recognized by the Xunta de Galicia
  • Commitment to participate in all assessments
  • A CES-D score ≥16
  • Not suffering from a depressive episode
  • Provides informed consent
  • Has a telephone

Exclusion

  • Having received psychological or pharmacological treatment in the previous 2 months
  • To present other conditions that may act as confounders (e.g., symptoms due to substance use)
  • Presenting serious psychological or medical disorders that require immediate intervention (e.g., suicidal ideation) or prevent study implementation (e.g., significant cognitive impairment, severe hearing impairment)
  • The dependent has a serious or terminal prognosis for the next 14 months
  • Planning a change of address or institutionalization of the family member

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02292394

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

May 11 2016

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Depressive Disorders Unit. School of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia/A Coruña, Spain, 15782