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CompletedNCT04235712Updated May 18, 2021

Implementation of Harmonized Depression Outcome Measures in a Health System

An observational study in Major Depression and Dysthymia, sponsored by OM1, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-05-18.

Sponsored by OM1, Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Working with a health system, the investigators will recruit practices to participate in the pilot study, consent and enroll patients with major depressive disorder, and collect the PHQ-9 from those patients at three timepoints (baseline, 6 months post-enrollment, and 12 months post-enrollment). The PHQ-9 will be captured either at an office visit or directly from patients. The investigators will build and implement an open-source SMART on FHIR app to collect key data from the EHR, combine that data with the PHQ-9 results, and present the measurements back to the clinicians. The investigators will then obtain feedback from clinicians on the value and usefulness of the app.

Read the detailed description

The study is a longitudinal, observational pilot study that will assess the utility and value displaying the harmonized outcomes data to clinicians in the clinical workflow using an open-source, SMART on FHIR app. The app will connect with the site EHR, aggregate EHR and PRO data, calculate the outcome measure results, and return the results to the EHR so that they are viewable within the clinician workflow. Baseline data on patient characteristics, treatments, and symptoms will be combined with longitudinal data on outcomes during the study timeframe. All data will be collected from institution electronic medical records (EMRs), PRO portals, and other existing data sources, as needed.

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Conditions studied

  • Major Depression
  • Dysthymia
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In context

Depression

8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 160 across 1,084 observational studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

OM1, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The study will collect data on approximately 50 patients with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia from a total of five practices within the same health system.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients age 18 and older
  • Diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • There are no exclusion criteria for this study.
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • OtherHarmonized Depression Outcome Measures

    This is an observational study where outcome measures will be extracted from patients' medical records and from questionnaires to provide information back to the clinician.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Death from suicide

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia who died from suicide, reported in 12-month intervals.

    Time frame: 12-month intervals

  2. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission

    Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: Baseline

  3. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission

    Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  4. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission

    Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  5. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: Baseline

  6. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  7. Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  8. Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \> 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \< 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: Baseline

  9. Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \> 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \< 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  10. Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence

    Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 \> 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \< 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score \> 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  11. Adverse Events

    Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. A higher score means more of a burden.

    Time frame: Baseline

  12. Adverse Events

    Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. A higher score means more of a burden.

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  13. Adverse Events

    Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. A higher score means more of a burden.

    Time frame: 12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  14. Suicide Ideation and Behavior

    Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: Baseline

  15. Suicide Ideation and Behavior

    Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

  16. Suicide Ideation and Behavior

    Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. A higher score means more severe depression.

    Time frame: 12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Baystate Health
    Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Informed consent form · Sep 20, 2020

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 18, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04235712
Lead sponsor
OM1, Inc.
Collaborators
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 22, 2020
Start date
Nov 17, 2020
Primary completion
May 15, 2021
Completion
May 15, 2021
Last update
May 18, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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