Community boost may close depression treatment gap in india
NCT ID NCT05890222
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to reduce the number of people with depression who do not receive treatment. It compares two approaches: one where people only get a brief psychological therapy at a health center, and another where they also receive community support to encourage them to seek and complete treatment. About 784 adults in Goa, India, will take part to see which method works better.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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816 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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(A) Contact Coverage Outcome Inclusion Criteria * Adults (\>18 years) * Residing in the clusters included in the trial * Speak English or one of the local languages (Konkani, Marathi, Hindi) Exclusion Criteria * Patients with significant speech, hearing, or language impairment that interferes with completion of the screening and/or receipt of psychosocial intervention * Patients who present to the health centre for emergency medical attention * Patients with active psychotic symptoms (B) Effectiveness Coverage Outcome Inclusion Criteria * Adults (\>18 years); * Residing in the clusters included in the trial * Speak English or one of the local languages (Konkani, Marathi, Hindi). * Screen positive for moderately severe or severe depression (total score \>14) on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items (PHQ-9) Exclusion Criteria * Patients with significant speech, hearing, or language impairment that interferes with completion of the screening and/or receipt of psychosocial intervention * Patients who present to the health centre for emergency medical attention * Patients with active psychotic symptoms
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sangath
Mormugao, Goa, India
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