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Improving Depression Management Through Peer Support

NCT00777205 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 443

Last updated 2015-04-27

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Summary

We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that compared the effectiveness of a telephone delivered, recovery focused, peer-support intervention to enhanced usual care for VA patients with depression.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone-based peer support

Patients received a) a peer-support manual that outlines self-management and recovery principles and provides peer discussion topics and b) access to a specialized telephone platform that permits free calls to their partners, ready access to mental health staff for back-up and advice on being effective partners, and recorded tips on depression management. They were asked to call their peer partner at least once a week for 24 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

Patients received their usual mental health care plus a copy of the Depression Helpbook by Wayne Katon and bi-weekly study mailings with depression management tips.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marcia T. Valenstein, MD AB · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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