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Behavioral Intervention

PEERS for Depression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jin Hui Joo, MD
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a community-based peer support program for older adults with depression. The program, called PEERS, provides self-care support for minority and low-income older adults.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: PEERSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Peer mentors who have experience of depression are trained and supervised to deliver depression care. Peers will meet with depressed older adults for 8 weekly meeting lasting approximately 45 minutes. Peer mentors will provide social support defined as emotional, informational and appraisal support that includes coping strategies. Peers will be supervised by a mental health professional.
Group II: Social interactionActive Control1 Intervention
A study staff member will provide eight weekly social interaction visits and phone calls to the depressed older adult.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PEERS
2020
N/A
~150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,928 Previous Clinical Trials
13,198,206 Total Patients Enrolled
184 Trials studying Depression
29,407 Patients Enrolled for Depression
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,782 Previous Clinical Trials
2,688,958 Total Patients Enrolled
665 Trials studying Depression
251,285 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor
2,256 Previous Clinical Trials
14,819,922 Total Patients Enrolled
57 Trials studying Depression
29,466 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
PEERS Using Peer Mentors to Deliver Depression Care
Jin hui Joo, MD, MA 2020. "PEERS Using Peer Mentors to Deliver Depression Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04319094.
~29 spots leftby Apr 2025
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