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Study NCT ID: NCT00519051
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2007-08-21
First Post: 2007-08-17
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: A Randomized Clinical Trial for Depressed Mothers at Primary Care Level
Sponsor: Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Efectividad de la Farmacoterapia Monitorizada en Pacientes Deprimidas de la atención Primaria de Salud y su repercusión Sobre la Salud Mental de Sus Hijos
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2007-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: DMH
Brief Summary: A randomized clinical trial was carried out at primary care level in Santiago, Chile to compare a pharmacological intervention for depressed mothers controlled by phone from a central level (TM) and the usual treatment (TH) and its impact on children's mental health.

Hypothesis: pharmacological intervention for depression controlled by phone from a central level will be more effective than usual care in depressed mothers.
Detailed Description: Aim:to compare a pharmacological intervention for depressed mothers controlled by phone from a central level (TM) and the usual treatment (TH) and its impact on children's mental health.

Material and methods: A RCT wasw carried out at primary care clinics in Santiago.Sample:three hundred and forty five depressed women . One children of each mother was randomly selected. Women are randomly assigned to receive the usual therapy or a pharmacological intervention with periodical telephone contacts with medical collaboration personnel, to reinforce compliance with treatment and educate about the disease, for 6 months. Women were blindly evaluated at 3, 6 and 12 months with the Hamilton depression rating score (HDRS) and the SF-36 to assess depressive symptoms and quality of life, respectively; the Dyadic Adjustment Scale to assess marital adjustment.

Child psychopathology was assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for Children (BPRS-C), Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders(SCARED)and the Children's Depression Inventory.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: