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Cost-effectiveness of an optimised care model for patients with anxiety disorders in primary care

Cost-effectiveness of an optimised care model for patients with anxiety disorders in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15716049
Enrollment
389
Registered
2010-02-17
Start date
2005-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Anxiety disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Phobic anxiety disorders

Interventions

The intervention consisted of a specific training for GPs combined with an offer of consultation to the GPs for specific anxiety patients. The intervention aimed at improving GPs? diagnostic and thera

Sponsors

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients screened positive for one of the following anxiety disorders according to the criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Diseases - version 10 (ICD-10): 1.1. Social phobias (F40.1) 1.2. Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety] (F41.0) 1.3. Generalized anxiety disorder (F41.1) 1.4. Anxiety disorder, unspecified (F41.9) Evaluated by German version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-D) 2. Between 18 and 65 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Terminally ill 2. Suicidal 3. Cognitively impaired 4. Insufficient command of the German language

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Beck?s Anxiety Inventory (BAI) 2. Direct costs (raised with German Version of Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt [CSSRI])

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. WHO Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL BREF) 2. Health outcomes questionnaire (EQ-5D) 3. Beck?s Depression Inventory (BDI) 4. Indirect costs (raised with German Version of Client Sociodemographic and Service Receipt [CSSRI])

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 31, 2026