A Randomized Clinical Trial for Depressed Mothers at Primary Care Level

NCT00519051 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 345

Last updated 2007-08-21

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Summary

A randomized clinical trial was carried out at primary care level in Santiago, Chile to compare a pharmacological intervention for depressed mothers controlled by phone from a central level (TM) and the usual treatment (TH) and its impact on children's mental health.

Hypothesis: pharmacological intervention for depression controlled by phone from a central level will be more effective than usual care in depressed mothers.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

monitorized pharmacotherapy with antidepressants drugs (Fluoxetine)

Fluoxetine oral,20-60 mg/day for 6 months with telephone monitorization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • rosemarie fritsch, MD · University of Chile

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-03-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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