Screening Questionnaire for Depression

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Sheba Medical Center, February 2008

First Received: May 29, 2007 Last Updated: February 4, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Sheba Medical Center
Information provided by:	Sheba Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00480233

Purpose

Depression is common in primary care and general medical settings, but is often unrecognized and untreated by physicians working in those settings. The Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) is well validated and widely used screening instrument.

Condition
Depression

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	Validation of a Hebrew Version of a Brief Screening Questionnaire for Depression in General Medicine

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Sheba Medical Center:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	January 2008

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care and general medical patients

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

>18 yrs
Primary care and general medical patients
Understand the IC
Speaks Hebrew
No significant cognitive impairment

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00480233

Contacts

Contact: Raz Gross, MD, MPH

razg@gertner.health.gov.il

Locations

Israel
Sheba Medical Center and Maccabi Health Services	Recruiting
Tel Hashomer, Israel
Contact: Galit Geulayov 972-3-5305180 galitg@gertner.health.gov.il
Principal Investigator: Raz Gross, MD, MPH
Sub-Investigator: Galit Geulayov

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sheba Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Raz Gross, MD, MPH

The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Mental Health Epidemiology, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology ( Raz Gross, Head )
Study ID Numbers:	SHEBA-06-4420-RG-CTRL
Study First Received:	May 29, 2007
Last Updated:	February 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00480233 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Keywords provided by Sheba Medical Center:

depression
screening
primary care

validity
Hebrew
Primary care and general medical patients

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Depression
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 11, 2009