Recording of psychological distress in the context of occupational medicine screenings after occupational exposure to carcinogenic substances - Possible influence of a modified invitation letter

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009221

Enrollment

400

Registered

2016-01-12

Start date

2015-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F43.0

Interventions

Group 1: control group: receives regular invitation letter Group 2: interventional group: receives modified invitation letter (empathic style, includes Information about the background and the process

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: former occupational exposure to carcinogenic substances; invitation to take part in the occupational medicine screening (occupational medicine ambulancy, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: refusal to take part in the study; lack of ability to answer the questionnaires independently

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the amount of the state anxiety (State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory). A difference of 5 score-points between the groups was selected.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome is the participation rate (occupational medicine screening).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFranziska Lorenz

Sektion Arbeitsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Halle/ med. Fakultät Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

franziska.lorenz@uk-halle.de0345/5571934

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026