Status:
COMPLETED
PEERS Using Peer Mentors to Deliver Depression Care
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Fifteen to twenty percent of older Americans (6 to 8 million people) suffer from depression but more than one-half do not receive any services, a burden disproportionately shared by low-income and min...
Detailed Description
Depression is a major burden for minority and low-income older adults who are less likely to use mental health services, and development of new service delivery models is needed to improve the quality...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 50 years and older
- depressive symptoms with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores ≥ 5
- belong to an underserved population, defined as annual income less than 200% of the federal poverty level ($24,120) and/or self-identified ethnic minority
- able to communicate in English
- willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion
- meet diagnostic criteria for mania or hypomania
- meet diagnostic criteria for psychotic syndrome
- meet diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence
- acutely suicidal
- a score on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≤ 24
- currently taking an antidepressant medication with dosage change in the past 3 months
- receiving active psychotherapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 17 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
149 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04319094
Start Date
February 17 2020
End Date
May 30 2023
Last Update
November 20 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
2
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114