A Long Term Effect of Collaborative Care on Depression Treatment in a Community Dwelling Elderly

Depression Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01817244
• Other study ID #: A102065_2013
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 13, 2013
• Last updated: January 18, 2017
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Suicide is a significant cause of death in Korea. According to the report compiled by the Korea National Statistical Office, 24.8 victims of every 100,000 in 2007 (Korea National Statistical Office, 2008), which is higher compared with 10.1 in the United States, 6.0 in the United Kingdom, and 19.1 in Japan (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008). Especially, suicide rate is incredibly higher in elderly. Most persons who commit suicide have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Among them, 60% had Depression when they committed suicide. Therefore, this study aimed the impact of a care management intervention on depression treatment and reducing suicidal ideation in elderly patients with depression.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 60 and older

• current major or minor depression

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe cognitive dysfunction

• severe auditory dysfunction

• history of psychosis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• care management
6-month care management

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Kunkuk University of Chungju Hospital	Chungju	Choong-Book

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD)		6 months after baseline
Secondary	suicide ideation	suicide ideation: suicide questionnaire	6 months after baseline
Secondary	treatment compliance		at 6 months from baseline