MedTrace Logo

Investigating the Effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for Treating Major Depression in a Chinese American Nursing Home

NCT00505518 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2013-09-17

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

The current use of telepsychiatry, or psychiatric care using videoconferencing, is very limited. The present study investigates the use of this method with a depressed Chinese American population in a nursing home. It is believed that this population can benefit from telepsychiatric treatment when used in collaboration with the primary care they receive in the nursing home.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Psychotropic medication (at discretion of psychiatrist)

Antidepressant medication, prescribed at discretion of psychiatrist

BEHAVIORAL

Collaborative psychiatric and primary medical care

Regular care visits from health workers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Albert Yeung, S., M.D. · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-11-30
Completion
2007-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00505518 on ClinicalTrials.gov