Paraprofessional Treatment of Depression in Vietnam

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms

Treatments: Other: Behavioral Activation + Medication; Drug: Guideline Antidepressant Medication

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01006694

20090928.1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Trained para-professional health care workers will implement a stepped-care model of depression care in commune health stations in Vietnam.

Full description

This project focuses on evaluation of a collaborative care system for treatment of depression in Vietnam. This system involves training para-professional health care workers in a stepped-care model system of depression care to be implemented in commune health stations in Vietnam.

Enrollment: 473 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age >=18
2. Depression Diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria: active psychosis, mania, substance abuse, suicidal behaviors, cognitive impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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473 participants in 2 patient groups

Guideline Antidepressant Medication

Active Comparator group

Description:

Guideline Antidepressant Medication, following the VN National Mental Health plan.

Treatment:

Drug: Guideline Antidepressant Medication

Behavioral Activation + Medication

Experimental group

Description:

Psychoeducation, behavioral activation therapy, and medication delivered within a collaborative care model.

Treatment:

Other: Behavioral Activation + Medication