A RANDOMISED TRIAL OF A CLINICAL PREDICTION TOOL FOR TARGETING DEPRESSION CARE.

Grant number: 1059863 | Funding period: 2014 - 2018

Completed

Abstract

The Target-D Study uses a novel clinical prediction tool to test a new approach to depression care in general practice based upon sub-grouping patients into low, medium and high risk of ongoing depression. Participants will be randomly allocated to targeted treatments based upon their risk profile or to usual general practice care. We will measure whether the new approach results in greater improvements in depressive symptoms, quality of life and functioning and whether there are cost benefits.

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Economic evaluation of the Target-D platform to match depression management to severity prognosis in primary care: A within-trial cost-utility analysis

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Patient reported self-help strategies and the perceived benefits for managing sub-threshold depressive symptoms: A nested qualitative study of Australian primary care attendees

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Development of a prognostic model for predicting depression severity in adult primary patients with depressive symptoms using the diamond longitudinal study

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Target-D: a stratified individually randomized controlled trial of the diamond clinical prediction tool to triage and target treatment for depressive symptoms in general practice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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