DepressionNCT00439452
Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care to Reduce Rural Disparities
A study testing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care and Practice Based Collaborative Care in people with Depression, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Across the country, Community Health Centers are participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives sponsored by the Health Services Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Depression
- What is being tested?
- Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care and Practice Based Collaborative Care
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2007to Dec 2010
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Clinically Significant Depression
Who cannot join
- Sub-threshold Depression,
- Non-english speaking,
- Patients not having telephone access,
- Bereaved,
- Suicidal,
- Currently being treated by a mental health specialist,
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- Bipolar disorder,
- Psychotic disorders,
- Drug or alcohol dependence,
- Cognitively impaired,
- Terminal illness,
- Having a court appointed guardian, or
- Pregnant (if applicable)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Arkansas for Medical Science
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205
About this study
Across the country, Community Health Centers are participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives sponsored by the Health Services Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Health Disparities Collaboratives integrate three complementary conceptual frameworks: 1) the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Breakthrough Series Model; 2) the Improvement Model (i.e., Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles); and 3) Wagner's Chronic Care Model. The Chronic Care model uses patient self-management, delivery system re-design, decision support, and clinical information systems to maximize the effectiveness of interactions between prepared proactive care teams and informed activated patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, and depression. The Chronic Care model for depression, also known as Collaborative Care, involves primary care providers working with a depression care team comprising non-physicians (e.g., nurses, pharmacists) and mental health specialists (e.g., psychiatrists). Practice-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an on-site depression care team. In contrast, telemedicine-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an off-site depression care team using telemedicine technologies. The purpose of this research project is to compare the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of practice-based and telemedicine-based collaborative care in Community Health Centers (without on-site mental health specialists) implementing the Health Disparities Collaborative for depression.
Read the detailed description
An experimental study design and an intent-to-treat analysis will be used to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine-based collaborative care relative to practice-based collaborative care. The research setting will be six Community Health Centers located in medically underserved areas of Arkansas which serve rural, low income and minority populations. Potentially eligible patients will be identified through screening by Community Health Centers clinic staff or primary care provider referrals. Patients eligible for the study will be consented and randomized to receive either telemedicine-based or practice-based collaborative care, and followed for 18 months to assess processes and outcomes. On-site clinical staff will screen patients for depression over an 18 month period and refer all patients with clinically significant depression (PHQ9≥10) to the study.
Two types of health care professionals will be involved in the practice-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); and 2) a depression care manager (LPN or Social Worker). The on-site care managers will provide care management activities by phone or face-to-face.
Five types of health care professionals will be involved in the telemedicine-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); 2) a depression nurse care manager (RN); 3) clinical pharmacist (PharmD); 4) tele-psychologist (PhD); and 5) a tele-psychiatrist (MD). The primary care providers will be located at the Community Health Centers. The off-site depression care team will be located at the clinics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry. The on-site primary care providers will prescribe medications and schedule all appointments. The off-site nurse care manager will conduct all care management activities by telephone. The off-site clinical pharmacist will conduct medication histories and provide medication management by telephone. The off-site tele-psychologist will conduct evidence-based psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) via interactive video. The off-site tele-psychiatrist will conduct interactive-video consultations, train and supervise the depression care team, and conduct provider education.
- Conditions
- Depression
- Being tested
- Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care, Practice Based Collaborative Care
- Medical subject headings
- Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Telemedicine-Based Collaborative CareOther
Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video.
Practice Based Collaborative CareOther
One-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care | Active comparator | Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care - Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video. Receives: Other: Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care |
| Practice Based Collaborative Care | Active comparator | One-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Receives: Other: Practice Based Collaborative Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To compare processes and outcomes between CHC patients receiving practice-based collaborative care to CHC patients receiving telemedicine-based collaborative care (OUTREACH intervention).
Measured: 6, 12, 18 months after baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Feb 2007 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2007
- Primary completionDec 2010
- Study completionDec 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for DepressionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ArkansasThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- John C Fortney, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Arkansas
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00439452
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 61251
- Status last verified
- Aug 2011
- First submitted
- 22 Feb 2007
- Last updated
- 2 Sep 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Mittal D, Chekuri L, Lu L, Fortney JC. Demographic, Economic, and Clinical Correlates of Depression Treatment Response in an Underserved Primary Care Population. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 26;75(8):848-854. doi: 10.4088/JCP.13m08954.
PubMed 29676557Grubbs KM, Fortney JC, Pyne J, Mittal D, Ray J, Hudson TJ. A Comparison of Collaborative Care Outcomes in Two Health Care Systems: VA Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Apr 1;69(4):431-437. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700067. Epub 2018 Jan 16.
PubMed 29334874Pyne JM, Fortney JC, Mouden S, Lu L, Hudson TJ, Mittal D. Cost-effectiveness of on-site versus off-site collaborative care for depression in rural FQHCs. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 May 1;66(5):491-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400186. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
PubMed 25686811Fortney JC, Pyne JM, Mouden SB, Mittal D, Hudson TJ, Schroeder GW, Williams DK, Bynum CA, Mattox R, Rost KM. Practice-based versus telemedicine-based collaborative care for depression in rural federally qualified health centers: a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;170(4):414-25. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12050696.
PubMed 23429924Deen TL, Fortney JC, Schroeder G. Patient acceptance of and initiation and engagement in telepsychotherapy in primary care. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Apr 1;64(4):380-4. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200198.
PubMed 23370530
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Sep 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care to Reduce Rural Disparities
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00439452
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 61251
- Conditions
- Depression
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ArkansasUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2007
- Primary completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Feb 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Across the country, Community Health Centers are participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives sponsored by the Health Services Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Health Disparities Collaboratives integrate three complementary conceptual frameworks: 1) the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Breakthrough Series Model; 2) the Improvement Model (i.e., Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles); and 3) Wagner's Chronic Care Model. The Chronic Care model uses patient self-management, delivery system re-design, decision support, and clinical information systems to maximize the effectiveness of interactions between prepared proactive care teams and informed activated patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, and depression. The Chronic Care model for depression, also known as Collaborative Care, involves primary care providers working with a depression care team comprising non-physicians (e.g., nurses, pharmacists) and mental health specialists (e.g., psychiatrists). Practice-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an on-site depression care team. In contrast, telemedicine-based collaborative care involves primary care providers working with an off-site depression care team using telemedicine technologies. The purpose of this research project is to compare the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of practice-based and telemedicine-based collaborative care in Community Health Centers (without on-site mental health specialists) implementing the Health Disparities Collaborative for depression.
Detailed description
An experimental study design and an intent-to-treat analysis will be used to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine-based collaborative care relative to practice-based collaborative care. The research setting will be six Community Health Centers located in medically underserved areas of Arkansas which serve rural, low income and minority populations. Potentially eligible patients will be identified through screening by Community Health Centers clinic staff or primary care provider referrals. Patients eligible for the study will be consented and randomized to receive either telemedicine-based or practice-based collaborative care, and followed for 18 months to assess processes and outcomes. On-site clinical staff will screen patients for depression over an 18 month period and refer all patients with clinically significant depression (PHQ9≥10) to the study.
Two types of health care professionals will be involved in the practice-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); and 2) a depression care manager (LPN or Social Worker). The on-site care managers will provide care management activities by phone or face-to-face.
Five types of health care professionals will be involved in the telemedicine-based collaborative care model: 1) primary care providers (MD and RNP); 2) a depression nurse care manager (RN); 3) clinical pharmacist (PharmD); 4) tele-psychologist (PhD); and 5) a tele-psychiatrist (MD). The primary care providers will be located at the Community Health Centers. The off-site depression care team will be located at the clinics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry. The on-site primary care providers will prescribe medications and schedule all appointments. The off-site nurse care manager will conduct all care management activities by telephone. The off-site clinical pharmacist will conduct medication histories and provide medication management by telephone. The off-site tele-psychologist will conduct evidence-based psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) via interactive video. The off-site tele-psychiatrist will conduct interactive-video consultations, train and supervise the depression care team, and conduct provider education.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care | Active comparator | Other: Telemedicine-Based Collaborative CareTelemedicine-Based Collaborative Care - Off-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video. |
| Practice Based Collaborative Care | Active comparator | Other: Practice Based Collaborative CareOne-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Clinically Significant Depression
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Sub-threshold Depression,
- Non-english speaking,
- Patients not having telephone access,
- Bereaved,
- Suicidal,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Telemedicine-Based Collaborative CareOff-site depression care team (telephone nurse care manager, telephone pharmacist, tele-psychologist and tele-psychiatrist) works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Telephone nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. Telephone pharmacist activities include documenting medication histories and conducting medication management. Tele-psychologist activities include providing cognitive behavioral therapy via interactive video. Tele-psychiatrist activities include conducting patient consultation via interactive video. | Other | Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care |
| Practice Based Collaborative CareOne-site nurse care manager works collaboratively with on-site primary care providers. Nurse care manager activities include promoting patient activation and self management, assessing symptoms and comorbidities, and monitoring adherence, side-effects and treatment response. | Other | Practice Based Collaborative Care |
Primary outcome
To compare processes and outcomes between CHC patients receiving practice-based collaborative care to CHC patients receiving telemedicine-based collaborative care (OUTREACH intervention).
Time frame: 6, 12, 18 months after baseline
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Sep 2011.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29676557Mittal D, Chekuri L, Lu L, Fortney JC. Demographic, Economic, and Clinical Correlates of Depression Treatment Response in an Underserved Primary Care Population. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 26;75(8):848-854. doi: 10.4088/JCP.13m08954.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29334874Grubbs KM, Fortney JC, Pyne J, Mittal D, Ray J, Hudson TJ. A Comparison of Collaborative Care Outcomes in Two Health Care Systems: VA Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Psychiatr Serv. 2018 Apr 1;69(4):431-437. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700067. Epub 2018 Jan 16.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25686811Pyne JM, Fortney JC, Mouden S, Lu L, Hudson TJ, Mittal D. Cost-effectiveness of on-site versus off-site collaborative care for depression in rural FQHCs. Psychiatr Serv. 2015 May 1;66(5):491-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400186. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23429924Fortney JC, Pyne JM, Mouden SB, Mittal D, Hudson TJ, Schroeder GW, Williams DK, Bynum CA, Mattox R, Rost KM. Practice-based versus telemedicine-based collaborative care for depression in rural federally qualified health centers: a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;170(4):414-25. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12050696.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23370530Deen TL, Fortney JC, Schroeder G. Patient acceptance of and initiation and engagement in telepsychotherapy in primary care. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Apr 1;64(4):380-4. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200198.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
John C Fortney, PhD principal investigator
University of Arkansas
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care and Practice Based Collaborative Care in people with Depression, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Sep 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To compare processes and outcomes between CHC patients receiving practice-based collaborative care to CHC patients receiving telemedicine-based collaborative care (OUTREACH intervention). (time frame: 6, 12, 18 months after baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00439452, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Sep 2011.