The impact of a decision aid on depressed patients' involvement in shared decision-making

The impact of a decision aid on depressed patients' involvement in shared decision-making: a pilot randomized controlled double blind study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17611852

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-25

Start date

2014-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-07-06

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Interventions

Arm one : intervention group. Depressed patients used the DA before attending ?SDM session. Arm two: control group. Depressed patients attended SDM session without ?using DA. The same treatment, drug

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Ed. (DSM-IV) 2. Aged between 18-60 3. Using at least one antidepressant medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having a psychosis history 2. Drug dependency history

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in observing patient involvement in the decision making scale. This was collected once during the an interview involving the patient ?with researcher when attending a routine outpatient clinic appointment. A data ?collection sheet and OPTION scale was used.	—

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026