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Evaluation Study of Medical-Social Collaboration Model for Middle-aged and Older Adults With Depressive Symptoms
Led by The University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-07-17
192
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
95 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor
H
Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a medical-social collaboration model works to reduce depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults with subsyndromal depressive symptoms who are waiting for their first psychiatric appointment. Secondary outcomes of the study include reduced anxiety symptoms, reduced loneliness, reduced rumination, reduced self-criticism, improved self-reassurance, improved resilience, improved self-efficacy, improved health-related quality of life, as well as improved quality-adjusted life years, and reduced healthcare service utilisation. Researchers will compare a medical-social collaboration model to a self-management booklet. Participants will: * Receive CBT-based stepped-care interventions through the medical-social collaboration model or a self-management booklet. * Complete a survey about their mental health and service use every three months until their first psychiatric appointment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluation Study of Medical-Social Collaboration Model for Middle-aged and Older Adults With Depressive Symptoms
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Currently awaiting psychiatric services provided by the Hospital Authority
- Have depressive symptoms of at least mild severity
- Able to provide informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- A known history of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, schizophrenia-spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, or dementia
- Imminent suicidal risk (temporary exclusion)
- Communication difficulties that preclude participation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yao Du, PhD
CONTACT
W
Walker SH Au
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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