PRIDE Trial: PRimary care Intervention for Depression in the Elderly

A controlled trial to investigate the feasibility of a new model of intervention for the treatment of late-life depression in primary care

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN60361331

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-05-26

Start date

2004-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Late-life depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode

Interventions

The intervention comprises: antidepressants (where appropriate) prescribed by the general practitioner, a brief psychological intervention delivered by a community psychiatric nurse (CPN) employed by

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly people (>60) with depression as defined by the GP or community or practice nurse are referred into the study. If depressed (Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS] %) they are randomised to intervention or usual care group.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SCID scores	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Montgomery-asberg scores	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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