Depression Attention for Women Now (The DAWN Study) (DAWN)

January 6, 2016 updated by: Jurgen Unutzer, University of Washington

Reducing Disparities and Improving Care for Depression in OB-GYN Clinics: Depression Attention for Women Now (The DAWN Study)

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common disabling illness that disproportionately affects women, with prevalence rates two times those of men. In addition to suffering, MDD has been shown to have a marked effect on social and vocational functioning, with increased disability, lost productivity, and excess mortality. Women with MDD have an increased prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorders and medical conditions.

Our model of care utilizes a social worker as a depression care manager (DCM) to support both patients and physicians in optimizing care in the OB-GYN clinical setting. This intervention will be compared to usual care for depression.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A large number of women receive their routine care in OB-GYN clinics, including a disproportionate percentage of low-income and minority women. For many of these women, OG-GYNs are the only provider they see on a regular basis. OB-GYNs take care of women across their lifespan, addressing gynecologic, health care maintenance, pregnancy and primary care concerns in their everyday practices. There are multiple aspects of OG-GYN care that are uniquely suited for detection and treatment of depression, but there are also significant barriers to such care that must be addressed.

In this randomized controlled trial, we are testing this depression care management program for women attending two OB-GYN clinics in the University of Washington health care system. Our research aims to test the hypothesis that a depression care management intervention, integrated into the OB-GYN clinic setting, will improve treatment outcomes for depression, functional outcomes, and satisfaction with depression care. The results of our research will greatly impact clinical care by satisfying an unmet need for effective depression services for women seen in OB-GYN clinical settings.

The study compares a depression care management intervention, delivered by a depression care manager, to usual care for depression in the clinics. The primary aims of the study are to evaluate, compared to usual care, a depression intervention consisting of enhanced education, engagement, and depression care management (with a choice of antidepressant medication monitoring and/or provision of brief psychotherapy).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

205

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

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Women's Clinic at Harborview Medical Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
        • Women's Health Care Center at University of Washington Medical Center (Roosevelt Clinic)

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

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • PHQ-9 score ≥10 for Major Depressive Disorder (with 1 cardinal symptom) and/or ≥10 for Dysthymia (with 1 cardinal symptom)
  • MINI confirmation of PHQ-9 diagnoses
  • Access to a telephone
  • English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • High suicide risk (PHQ-9 response)
  • ≥2 prior suicide attempts
  • Lifetime history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (MINI response)
  • Substance abuse/dependence within the previous 3 months (CAGE-AID)
  • Current severe intimate partner violence
  • Currently seeing a psychiatrist

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention

The intervention will integrate care between a depression care manager, consulting study team (psychiatry, psychology, OB-GYN researchers) and OB-GYN clinic providers. The 3-part intervention includes:

  • enhanced education of patients and providers
  • engagement of patients
  • depression care management with patient choice of initial antidepressant medication or Problem-Solving Treatment-Primary Care and behavioral activation.
Behavioral: Depression Care Management
The intervention is conducted by a social worker who has the role of a Depression Care Manager (DCM). First, a unique engagement session develops rapport with the DCM, providing education and identifying health concerns. DCM meets in-person and/or by phone every 1-2 weeks for 12 weeks, then monthly for the rest of the 12-month intervention. Patients choose either medication or Problem-Solving Treatment-Primary Care therapy. Depressive symptoms are assessed at each visit with the PHQ-9, as well as response to medications or to PST, with a total of 8 PST-PC sessions. Patients with inadequate response after 8 weeks to the first choice will switch or combine treatments. Providers are given extensive feedback about the patient's health care concerns.
Other Names:
  • Study Intervention
No Intervention: Usual Care
Patients randomized to Usual Care Arm will be informed of their diagnosis and encouraged to inform her OB-GYN provider about her depression diagnosis. Patients will be encouraged to proceed with care using any primary care or specialty services normally available to them inside/outside their OB-GYN clinic. All treatment decision for Usual Care Arm patients are left to the OB-GN provider.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depression Treatment Outcome
Time Frame: 12 months
Impact of the intervention on depression treatment outcomes, including change in depressive symptoms and treatment response. In particular, the depression scale from the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 20 (SCL-20) was used to assess depression severity at the assessments. The SCL-20 ranges from 0 (no depression) to 4 (severe depression),
12 months
Functional Outcome
Time Frame: 12 months
Impact of the intervention on functional outcomes of patients. Functional impairment was measured using the Sheehan Disability Scale. The Sheehan disability scale is the average of 3 items assessing impairment in social, work and family responsibilities. Each item is rated 0 (no impairment) to 10 (totally impaired) and the 3 ratings are averaged for the Sheehan disability scale reported below.
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of Depression Care Indicators
Time Frame: 12 months
Intervention impact on quality of depression care indicators and satisfaction with depression care. Number of participants receiving 4 or more mental health visits are reported. Receiving 4 or more mental health visits has previously been used in depression randomized control trials as a measure of the quality of depression treatment received by a patient
12 months
Potential Facilitators and Barriers to Sustainability
Time Frame: 18 months
Providers' and administrators' perceived barriers and facilitators to continue providing the intervention after study end.
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Washington

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH, MA, University of Washington

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 29, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

March 31, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 4, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 37061-G
  • 1R01MH085668 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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