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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/05/018956 [Registered on: 06/05/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/12/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive
Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effect of psychoeducation along with treatment as usual in patients with late life depression. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of psychoeducation on short-term outcome in patients with late life depression: A Randomised Control Trial 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  ARCHANA SINGH 
Designation  PhD SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 
Address  RESEARCH ROOM, GROUND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226012
India 
Phone  9454953356  
Fax    
Email  archanajuhi92@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  ARCHANA SINGH 
Designation  PhD SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 
Address  RESEARCH ROOM, GROUND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226003
India 
Phone  9454953356  
Fax    
Email  archanajuhi92@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  ARCHANA SINGH 
Designation  PhD SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 
Address  RESEARCH ROOM, GROUND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226003
India 
Phone  9454953356  
Fax    
Email  archanajuhi92@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 
Address  LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY  DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR SHRIKANT SRIVASTAVA  KING GEROGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY  RESEARCH ROOM, GROUND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
9621373167

shrikantsrivastava@kgmcindia.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F320||Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, mild, (2) ICD-10 Condition: F321||Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, moderate, (3) ICD-10 Condition: F322||Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, severe without psychotic features,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo or pseudo Psychoeducation  Placebo or pseudo psyhoeduction will be given to the control group via video i.e. audio - visual aid at baseline and the duration for the same is 6 minutes 30 seconds to 7 minutes. 
Intervention  Psychoeducation  Psychoeducation will be given to the case group via video i.e. audio - visual aid at baseline and the duration for the same is 6 minutes 30 seconds to 7 minutes. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1Patients aged 60 years and above
2Patients giving the informed consent
3Patients scoring 24 and above in the Hindi Mental Status Examination (HMSE)
4Patients with first episode of depression and no previously diagnosed psychiatric disorder
5Patients who have been clinically diagnosed with depression
6Patients’ diagnosis will be confirmed on Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6.0 (MINI 6.0)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1 Patients having any severe medical illness
2 Patients with hearing impairment or language problem or any other issue which is can be serious impediment to the study
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Psychoeducation will improve outcome in case group patients with late life depression.  4 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Giving psychoeducation will lower down the scores of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in case group patients.  4 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="154"
Sample Size from India="154" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/05/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="1"
Days="1" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
One publication has been done in July 2020. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is a randomised, parallel group, placebo controlled trial to see the effect of psychoeducation along with treatment as usual on short-term outcome in 154 patients with depression aged 60 years and above. It is a single centred study to be conducted in the Department of Geriatric Mental Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The intervention is that psychoeducation video will be shown to the case group and the control group will be shown placebo-psychoeducation  video. The primary outcome is that psychoeducation will improve depression in the case group patients at 4 weeks. Since there will be improvement in depression, hence the scores of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) will also lower down. 
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