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Community Intervention for elderly with Depression

Evaluation of the feasibility of a cluter randomized controlled trial for the Management of Depression in elderly people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of São Paulo, Brazil: a pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5nf6wd
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-09-26
Start date
2015-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Control group: 25 participants registered with the Basic Health Unit with Family Health Strategy allocated to this group
enhanced usual care consisting of training of Family Health Teams to improve the recognition and management of depression. The research group does not interfere in any way with the treatment offered t
weekly supervision of CHWs and NAs
home sessions: home sessions, performed by CHWs or NAs, with support of an application specially developed for this Program and installed in tablets
17-weeks duration with eight or 11 home visits depending on the severity of the depressive symptoms evaluated in the third session
each visit lasting approximately one hour.
Behavioural
Other
I01.880.853.500.600.500

Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
King's College
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals aged 60 years and over, enrolled in two Basic Health Units with Family Health Strategy in the municipality of São Paulo; depression assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (score 10 or more no PHQ-9).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Complete deafness; terminal illness; risk of suicide; or an inability to communicate (e.g., due to cognitive impairment either reported by a family member or detected by the researcher).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Variability of depression assessments (inclusion and follow-up) in the two groups (9-items Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9).;Intervention group: - Mean PHQ-9 inclusion = 15.5 (SD=3.5) - Mean PHQ-9 follow-up = 3.8 (SD=3.9) Control group: - Mean PHQ-9 inclusion = 13.9 (SD=3.7) - Média PHQ-9 follow-up = 12.3 (SD=3.7)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Recruitment (consent to participate in the study) and follow-up assessment rates in the two groups. ;Intervention group: - Consent to participate in the study: 33/40 (82%) - Follow-up assessment: 31/33 (94%) Control group: - Consent to participate in the study: 25/28 (89%) - Follow-up assessment: 23/25 (92%)—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMarcia;Ricardo Scazufca;Araya

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo;King's College

scazufca@gmail.com;ricardo.araya@kcl.ac.uk+551126617268;+442078480002

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026