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A telephone- and text-message based telemedical care concept for patients with mental health disorders

A telephone- and text-message based telemedical care concept for patients with mental health disorders

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00000662
Enrollment
120
Registered
2011-01-24
Start date
2009-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F32 F33 F34 F38 F39 F40 F41 F43 F45

Interventions

Group 1: Regular telephone contacts, conducted by specially trained nurses. The first month, the telephone contacts take place once a week, thereafter, once a month. The content of the telephone conta

Sponsors

Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a diagnosed depression, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder or a somatoform disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - interval patients, defined as patients who return to the day hospital after 3-6 months to continue their therapy - patients who show a distinct emotional instability with recurrent suicide crises and self-injuring behaviour

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome of the study ist the evaluation of the effects of the telemedical interventions on psychopathological outcomes. Psychopathological outcomes are measured after 6 months in the context of a telephone interview using the questionnaire BSI 18.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Analysis of effects of the interventions on the frequency of medical contacts with healthcare services, both psychotherapeutic and in other medical fields.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNeeltje van den Berg

Universität Greifswald Institut für Community Medicine

neeltje.vandenberg@uni-greifswald.de03834-867771

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026