An interventional study of Telephonic care management in Depression, sponsored by MDRC. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-03-27.
Sponsored by MDRC · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
Working toward Wellness is a telephone care management and outreach monitoring program designed to help Medicaid recipients who are experiencing major depression to enter and remain in evidence-based treatment. To study the effects of Working toward Wellness, individuals receiving Medicaid in Rhode Island who are eligible for mental health services through United Behavioral Health were screened by telephone for depression. Those who were found to have major depression and who agreed to be in the study were randomly assigned. Program participants received intensive monitoring from Master's level clinicians called care managers to facilitate and support clinical treatment. The control group received usual care that included only referrals to mental health treatment providers. The study hypothesis is that telephonic care management would increase visits to mental health professionals and use of appropriate medication, which in turn would reduce depression severity and lead to greater employment and productivity at work.
8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 499 is above the median of 84 across 6,720 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
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Individuals received intensive outreach from care managers, first to help them to enter treatment and then, if treatment began, to remain in it for an appropriate time. Treatment is based on the American Psychiatric Association's Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Major Depression, which includes psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. Outreach and care management took place by telephone.
Use of mental health services
Time frame: Through 36 months
Depression severity
Time frame: 6, 18, and 36 months
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