Effectiveness of Cultural Sensitive Collaborative Treatment of Depressed Chinese

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Mackay Memorial Hospital National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Information provided by:	Mackay Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00664885

Purpose

This study is a randomized controlled trial to test whether Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment (CSCT) would improve the outcome of depressed patients visiting non-psychiatric settings in Taiwan.

Condition	Intervention
Depression	Other: Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Effectiveness of Cultural Sensitive Collaborative Treatment of Depressed Chinese in Primary Care

Further study details as provided by Mackay Memorial Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Depressed patients who receive CSCT have improved treatment outcomes compared to patients who receive usual care. [ Time Frame: 2wk,6 wk,10 wk,14 wk,18 wk,22wk,26wk ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	January 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
CSCT: Experimental	Other: Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment a collaborative care model, for treating depressed patients in general medical care

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who attend non-psychiatric clinics at the above site.
Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), defined as a positive screen using the PHQ-9, confirmed with the SCAN interview.
Men or women aged 18 or older.
Able to participate in a clinical diagnostic interview in either Mandarin or Fukienese dialects.
Individuals who are willing to be followed up concerning their depression symptoms.
Individuals who have completed a written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning pregnancy within the next year.
Patients with serious suicidal risk.
Patients with unstable medical illnesses.
Clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism.
Patients with comorbid severe mental disorders
Patients with history of treatment by a psychiatrist in the past 4 months.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00664885

Locations

Taiwan
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 251

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mackay Memorial Hospital

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

More Information

Responsible Party:	Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital ( Shen-Ing,Liu )
Study ID Numbers:	NHRI-EX97-9706PI
Study First Received:	April 18, 2008
Last Updated:	April 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00664885
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by Mackay Memorial Hospital:

non-psychiatric
clinics

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009