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Depression Screening in Primary Care: Using HIT for Patients With Limited English

NCT03191929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 410

Last updated 2023-07-03

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Summary

This study assessed the potential of Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress among LEP Southeast Asians. Should this intervention be found to be effective, the principles of the HIT technology could be easily adapted for screening in other languages to increase the recognition and treatment of depression and PTSD in primary care settings.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

HIT Intervention

Patients in the HIT intervention completed a multi-media, culturally adapted, mental health risk assessment tool in their preferred language prior to their baseline health care visit with their primary care provider. Patients' scores were transmitted to the provider prior to their clinic visit. Providers in the HIT intervention received a web-based training developed by the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma to train providers in delivering culturally competent, trauma-informed care to address mental health problems and other trauma-related medical issues in patients who experienced extreme war trauma. Providers also received ongoing clinical decision support through a mobile application to support the diagnosis and initiation of treatment for depression and/or PTSD.

OTHER

Minimal Intervention Control Arm

Patients in the Minimal Intervention Control Arm completed a multi-media, culturally adapted, mental health risk assessment tool in their preferred language prior to their baseline health care visit with their primary care provider; however, patients' scores in the Minimal Intervention Control Arm were only transmitted to the provider prior to their clinic visit if they showed evidence of being at risk to harm either themselves or others. Providers in the Minimal Intervention Control Arm completed the online tutorial, "A physician's practical guide to culturally competent care," which was provided by The Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services Website.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dara Sorkin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dara H. Sorkin, Ph.D. · University of California, Irvine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

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