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A Study of the Cost Effectiveness of Generalist Care Managers for Depression Treatment in Medicaid Recipients

NCT00373477 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2006-09-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project will enable the investigators to conduct a randomized clinical trial to demonstrate the value of generalist care managers in the treatment of depression in Medicaid patients seen in primary health care practices. Depressed patients will be recruited at two primary care practices in Western North Carolina and randomly assigned to either generalist care management or usual care. Patients in each condition will be assessed at baseline and six months follow-up. Outcomes will include depressive symptoms, level of functioning, and cost-effectiveness measures.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Generalist Care Manager vs Usual Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of North Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanne Landis, MD, MPH · University of North Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-07-31
Completion
2005-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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