NCT00052091

Therapy for Depressed Elders With Thought Problems

PST in Geriatric Depression With Executive Dysfunction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 221 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Washington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of Problem Solving Therapy and Brief Supportive Therapy in treating elderly patients with major depression and thought problems.

Detailed description

Patients who suffer from a combination of major depression and executive dysfunction symptoms often respond poorly to treatment with antidepressants. It is important, therefore, to find effective alternative therapies to treat these symptoms. Patients are randomly assigned to receive 12 sessions (1 session/week for 12 weeks) of either PST or BST. Following treatment, patients are followed for 6 months to determine functional and clinical outcomes. Depression scales, disability scales, and scales that measure problem solving skills are used to assess patients.

Conditions

• Depression
• Cognition Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Problem Solving Therapy	A 12 week cognitive behavioral intervention for depression that teaches patients a structured approach to solving social problems.
BEHAVIORAL	Brief Supportive Therapy	A 12 week intervention for depression that focuses on supporting patients attempts to cope with depression.

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-03-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2003-01-23
• Last updated: 2018-01-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States