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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00903019
Date of registration: 13/05/2009
Primary sponsor: University of Texas at Austin
Public title: Feasibility of Telehealth Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressed Homebound Older Adults
Scientific title: Telehealth Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressed Homebound Older Adults
Date of first enrolment: June 2009
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00903019
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Namkee G. Choi, PhD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Texas at Austin
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Non-Hispanic white, African American, or Hispanic

- Homebound, as defined by receiving a home-delivered meals service or personal
assistance and in-home support services because of disability

- Moderate-to-severe depressive symptom severity, as defined by a score greater than or
equal to 15 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD)

- Has a home television set that can be used for problem-solving therapy (PST) sessions

- Has a landline telephone

Exclusion Criteria:

- High suicide risk, as defined by an intent or plan to attempt suicide within a month
or indication of persistently moderate or severe suicidal ideation or behavior

- Presence of dementia or executive dysfunction

- Presence of bipolar disorder

- Lifetime or current (within 12 months) psychotic symptoms or disorder

- Presence of co-occurring alcohol or other addictive substance abuse, including
benzodiazepines and opioids

- Hearing or vision impairment that would interfere with PST participation

- Inability to actively participate in PST sessions due to acute or severe medical
illness or functional impairment, such as a bed-bound state

- Current involvement in psychotherapy

- Inability to speak English



Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Depression
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Attention control
Behavioral: In-Person PST
Behavioral: Tele-Problem-Solving Therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS-II) [Time Frame: Measured at 2, 12, and 24 weeks]
24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) [Time Frame: Measured at 2, 12, and 24 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
DATR A4-GPS
R34 MH083872
R34MH083872
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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