Health Condition 1: F321- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, moderate Health Condition 2: F322- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, severe without psychotic features Health Condition 3: F332- Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features Health Condition 4: F331- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mobile phone based reminder for improving medication adherence.:
The intervention group will receive either text message reminder or voice call reminder for improving medication adhere
Sponsors
No sponsor
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with moderate and severe depression as per DSM -5 and in the age group of 18-65 years. 2. Both male and female gender.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Other psychiatric illness like Bipolar depression, Psychotic depression, organic mood disorders, substance induced depression. 2. Patients who do not have access to mobile phones. 3. Patients who cannot read and understand either English or Tamil.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reasons of non -adherence to the treatment in major depressive disorder.Timepoint: 1st month, 2nd month, 4th month, 6th month.;Drug prescribing pattern in major depressive disorder.Timepoint: Every follow up visit for six months;Direct and indirect cost for the management of major depressive disorder for a period six monthsTimepoint: Every follow up visit for six months;Incidence of adverse drug reactions.Timepoint: Every follow up visit for six months | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of mobile phone voice calls or or text messages in persistence and adherence to the antidepressant treatment in patients with major depressive disorder.Timepoint: 1st month, 2nd month, 4th month, 6th month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArya J
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
Outcome results
None listed