Status:

COMPLETED

Patient Management of Depression Through Technology: a Study of Digitally Enabled Engagement

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

Takeda

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The current randomized controlled trial is a pilot study that will assess the effectiveness and feasibility of a mobile phone application intervention. The objective is to determine whether the use of...

Detailed Description

This pilot study will be a randomized, real-world effectiveness study. Patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder starting a new prescription for an antidepressant monotherapy will be eligible ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 to 70
  • Ability to consent and participate in study (technical requirements for app: iPhone version 5 or later, active data plan or regular WiFi access)
  • Diagnosis with major depressive disorder
  • PHQ-9 score greater than 5 at baseline
  • Recent (0-14 days) start on monotherapy depression medication (either new prescription or a change from a previous medication)
  • Outpatient care provided by participating Advocate Medical Group clinics

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis with major psychiatric disorder (e.g. bipolar disorder, manic depressive disorder)
  • Contraindications to use of depression medications
  • Patients with treatment resistant depression \[defined as patients who have not responded to two or more separate different antidepressant monotherapy trials of adequate dose and duration (6 weeks or longer) in the current depressive episode\]
  • Considered at imminent risk for hospitalization due to severe depression in the opinion of the treating physician
  • History of hospitalization due to major depressive disorder in prior 3 months
  • Significant risk of suicide according to the treating physician's clinical judgment or previous suicide attempt in prior 6 months
  • History of response only to combination or augmentation therapy in current depressive episode
  • Receipt of any investigational compound in prior 30 days (or five half-lives, whichever is longer)
  • Current participation in another clinical study
  • Lack of functional English literacy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 9 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03242213

Start Date

July 20 2017

End Date

September 9 2019

Last Update

October 4 2024

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Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453