Screening Questionnaire for Depression

February 4, 2008 updated by: Sheba Medical Center

Validation of a Hebrew Version of a Brief Screening Questionnaire for Depression in General Medicine

Depression is common in primary care and general medical settings, but is often unrecognized and untreated by physicians working in those settings.

The Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) is well validated and widely used screening instrument.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Tel Hashomer, Israel
        • Recruiting
        • Sheba Medical Center and Maccabi Health Services
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Raz Gross, MD, MPH
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Galit Geulayov

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary care and general medical patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >18 yrs
  • Primary care and general medical patients
  • Understand the IC
  • Speaks Hebrew
  • No significant cognitive impairment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Raz Gross, MD, MPH, The Gertner Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 29, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 30, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2008

Last Verified

February 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

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