Identifying and Treating Depression in the Orthopaedic Trauma Population

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2024
The goal of this trial is to pilot a way for orthopaedic surgeons to safely screen for depression and provide treatment for depression with medication. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What are the outcomes of patients who screen positive for depressive symptoms and are prescribed either an Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI). 2. What are the outcomes of patients who screen positive for depressive symptoms and choose not to pursue treatment with medication?
Epistemonikos ID: 4cd5fcd8a4ccf6b846188caab45fa3bfbd5e144d
First added on: May 15, 2024