A randomised controlled trial of a letter intervention in primary care patients to improve depression and anxiety disorders

A randomised controlled trial of a letter intervention to assess psychiatric severity in primary care patients who have depressive and anxiety disorders

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000111572

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-03-29

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether patients who receive a copy of the psychiatric assessement letter that is sent to their GP have improved adherence to treatment recommendations. There are two hypotheses: 1. receiving the assessment report will improve patient adherence to treatment recommendations; 2. that receiving the assessment report will improve patient outcomes.

Interventions

Patients in experimental group receive a copy of the psychiatric assessment letter that is usually sent to the GP.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Primary depressive or anxiety disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Substance abuse disorder, personality disorder, psychosis, risk of harm to self or others, unable to speak or read English, significant medical illness, incapable of consent, clinician discretion.

Outcome results