Treating Depression Among Low-Income Patients With Cancer (ADAPt-C)

April 21, 2017 updated by: Kathleen R. Ell, University of Southern California

Effectiveness Study of a Stepped Care Depression Algorithm for Patients With Cancer

The ADAPt-C collaborative depression care model is designed to: improve depression symptom reduction in the intervention group over the modestly enhanced usual care group of low-income, predominantly Hispanic, patients with cancer who are receiving care in an urban public sector care system; and to improve quality of life outcomes among intervention patients over enhanced usual care.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This controlled trial has tested the effectiveness of a socio-culturally tailored depression care program that includes a patient-centered approach to antidepressant medication management or structured psychotherapy (Problem Solving Treatment (PST)), patient/family depression education, treatment maintenance and relapse prevention counseling. Intervention enhancements include: depression care management based on a stepped care depression treatment algorithm; extension of the oncology care management team with a master's degreed social worker, who acts as Cancer Depression Clinical Specialist (CDCS) and provides PST, treatment follow-up and feedback to the oncologist, and who facilitates patient-provider communication and health system and community resources navigation; a psychiatric consultant, who provides supervision of the CDCS and consultation and antidepressant medication prescription for individual patients; and a didactic for oncologists on depression management. Cultural sensitivity and competency enhancements include: patient choice of first line treatment (antidepressant medication/PST) and degree of family participation in their depression care; PST tailored for language and literacy of patients with cancer; bilingual, bicultural CDCS; Spanish educational materials; and communication facilitation. Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) patients will receive the care and services routinely provided patients with cancer plus an educational/resource pamphlet for patients and for family members(on depression and cancer, depression treatment, talking with your doctor about your depression, and medical center and community mental health care resources). With patient consent, the oncologist is informed if EUC patients screen positive for major depression/dysthymia.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

472

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
        • Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- 90 days post cancer diagnosis receiving acute cancer treatment or active follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients with advanced cancer or another medical condition that limited life expectancy to less than 6 months

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Enhanced Usual Care
EUC patients receive medical center standard oncology care and supportive services routinely provided to all patients with cancer. In addition, EUC patients are given a patient focused and a family focused educational pamphlet on depression and cancer and a listing of financial and community resources (in Spanish for Spanish-speaking patients). With patient consent, as described in the informed written consent, the treating oncologist is informed via medical chart note if EUC patients screen positive for major depression. Treating oncology attending physicians, fellows and residents are invited to attend a didactic session led by the study psychiatrist on treating depression in cancer patients.
Experimental: ADAPt-C intervention
Intervention patients receive: first-line choice of antidepressant medication management,psychotherapy or both; depression education, and maintenance/relapse prevention counseling based on a stepped care depression treatment algorithm, treatment follow-up and feedback to the oncologist, and systems navigation; a psychiatric consultant who prescribes antidepressant medication for individual patients; and a didactic for oncologists on depression management. Cultural adaptations include: patient choice of first line treatment and degree of family participation in their depression care; PST tailored for literacy and patients with cancer; bilingual, bicultural CDCS; Spanish educational materials.
Experimental Arm patients receive: first-line choice of antidepressant medication management,psychotherapy or both; depression education, and maintenance/relapse prevention counseling based on a stepped care depression treatment algorithm, treatment follow-up and feedback to the oncologist, and systems navigation; a psychiatric consultant who prescribes antidepressant medication for individual patients; and a didactic for oncologists on depression management. Cultural adaptations include: patient choice of first line treatment and degree of family participation in their depression care; PST tailored for literacy and patients with cancer; bilingual, bicultural CDCS; Spanish educational materials.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reduced Depression Symptoms
Time Frame: 12 months
Number of participants with 50% PHQ-9 score reduction since baseline
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Physical Composite Summary Score (PCS) Derived From the 12-item Short Form (SF-12) Health Survey
Time Frame: 12 months
The SF-12 measures 8 health domains: physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health. PCS is a summary score measuring physical health derived by summing responses across scale items and then transforming to a 0-100 scale (higher scores indicate better health).
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kathleen R Ell, DSW, University of Southern California, School of Social Work

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 27, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 29, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 24, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • USCIRB-HS-10-00466
  • R01CA105269 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

National Cancer Institute, "Project ADAPT-C" selected for Research-Tested Interventions NCI Program 2014, http://rtips.cancer.gov/rtips/programDetails.do?programId=3551008. https://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/featured-r2r-partners/kathleen-ell-dsw

1. ADAPt-C randomized clinical trial selected by the Predicting OptimaL cAncer RehabIlitation and Supportive care (POLARIS Consortia) led by the Netherlands

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