Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression
Conditions
Interventions
Please note that the interventions section of this trial has been updated as of 29/04/2008 to the following:
BT: Patients will receive a 45 minute assessment and up to twelve 30 - 45 minute BT therapy
Sponsors
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18+ 2. A General Practitioner (GP) diagnosis of depression 3. On no antidepressant medication or have been on a stable dose for at least 6 weeks 4. Consent to take part in the study Eligibility will be assessed by trained research interviewer using the Clinical Interview Schedule Revised (CSIR) prior to randomisation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently actively suicidal 2. Have psychosis, diagnosis of bi-polar disorder or organic brain disease 3. Use alcohol or non prescription drugs requiring a primary clinical intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessments will be conducted by a research worker blind to treatment allocation at pre-treatment and 12 weeks follow up. The primary clinical outcome will be depression symptom level as measured by the Beck Depression inventory. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures include: 1. The Social Adjustment Scale 2. Measures of treatment satisfaction, assessed using the 8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ8) 3. Service utilisation data collected on frequency of primary, secondary and tertiary service use via patient diaries and questionnaires 4. Health utility data, measured by the Euroqol All measurements will be collected pre treatment and at 12 weeks. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed