Clinical Trial: Improving Depression Care for Elders: Coordinating Center

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: This Was a Five-year Seven-site Trial to Study the Cost-effectiveness of a Population Based Disease Management Program for Late Life Depression in Primary Care.

Brief Summary: Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of the Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment(IMPACT) collaborative care management program for late-life depression.

Detailed Summary: This study tested an organized method of delivering care for late life depression in primary care. Specifically, the investigators evaluated the effectiveness of this intervention as compared to 'care as usual'. The investigators studied the effect of the intervention on clinical outcomes such as depressive symptoms, functional status, health related quality of life. They also determined the cost-effectiveness of the intervention compared to care as usual.
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Current Primary Outcome: Severity of depression symptoms

Severity measured by the 21-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Functioning

measured by the Sheehan Health-Related Functioning Index


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of California, Los Angeles

Dates:
Date Received: March 20, 2012
Date Started: January 1999
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 26, 2012
Last Verified: March 2012