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Village-based Intervention for Late-life Depression

NCT04013165 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2019-07-09

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Summary

Investigators aimed to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a village-based multilevel intervention for late-life depression. Two small rural villages in rural South Korea were selected as the intervention group and active control. All older adults living in the two villages were included in the intervention program or received standard CMHS care, and the effectiveness of the program was examined using representative samples from both groups.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active control

Control group received usual care of the Community Mental Health Service, consisted of case management for high-risk older adults and referral to psychiatric services.

BEHAVIORAL

Village-based intervention

1. Individual-based case management was conducted both by healthy community dwellers (local committee) and Community Mental Health Service (CMHS) team based on risk-stratification for depression in older adults. Local committee-guided care was performed after matching a healthy dweller with 4-5 older neighbors included in risk groups. They visited the matched older individuals as often as possible at least once a week using a mood sticker. The CMHS team also conducted a separate case management for older adults with risk-stratified protocols; the higher the risk of suicide, the more intensive was the management, which could include frequent face-to-face visits. High-risk individuals were also referred to the psychiatric service, if deemed necessary. 2. Group-based program was comprised of weekly eight sessions, which were mainly consisted of programs enhancing interpersonal network and group cohesion, and were open to all community-dwelling older adults.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-01
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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