Measuring Quality of Decisions About Treatment of Depression

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Measuring Quality of Decisions About Treatment of Depression

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01152307
• Other study ID #: CSR-DQ1-002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 22, 2010
• Last updated: July 13, 2012
• Start date: June 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: July 2012
• Source: University of Massachusetts, Boston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the impact of a patient decision aid on the quality of decisions about managing symptoms of depression. In particular, we will examine whether the decision aid increases knowledge about depression/managing depression symptoms and concordance between goals and treatment choices.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 405
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: November 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18+

• In the last 12 months, talked to a health care provider about starting or stopping a treatment (prescription medicine for depression or counseling)

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• DVD/Booklet: Coping with Symptoms of Depression
DVD and booklet that provides information about treatment choices for depression symptoms

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Center for Survey Research - University of Massachusetts Boston	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Massachusetts, Boston	Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Massachusetts General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression Knowledge	Total knowledge score from factual questions about depression and methods for managing depression symptoms. Score is the percent of knowledge items answered correctly (0 - 100%).	2 weeks, on average	No
Secondary	Value Concordance	Measure of how concordant respondents' actual decisions about treatment for their depression are with their stated beliefs	2 weeks, on average	No