MedTrace Logo

Changing Minds - Supporting Depressed Elderly People With an Individually Tailored Service Model

NCT00845377 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2009-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Depression is one of the leading causes of emotional suffering in later life. It has been estimated that 2-5% of community-dwelling elderly people suffer from major depression, but according to recent studies, as much as 25 % have clinically significant depressive symptoms.Typically, depressive symptoms in the elderly are treated solely with antidepressants.

The aim of this project is to study the effects of a comprehensive psychosocial intervention on the psychological well-being, quality of life and use of services in depressed elderly people. In addition, the processes of intervention are studied from the perspective of the participants as well as the service system. The research is conducted in collaboration with the city of Espoo. The design of the study combines clinical trial with qualitative process analysis.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Comprehensive psychosocial support for depressed elderly

The model includes a psychiatric nurse as a care manager, a multiprofessional team with a physiotherapist, psychologist and psychiatrist. Each participant receives individually tailored services such as therapeutic groups, conversation groups, physical exercise, music therapy, art therapy and nutritional counseling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Eastern Finland

    collaborator OTHER

  • Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marja K Saarenheimo, PhD · Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Finland

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 NCT00845377 on ClinicalTrials.gov