Effectiveness of Cultural Sensitive Collaborative Treatment of Depressed Chinese

Mackay Memorial Hospital280 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

280

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Culturally Sensitive Collaborative TreatmentOTHER

a collaborative care model, for treating depressed patients in general medical care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Mackay Memorial Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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