A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of patients receiving a brief supervised self-help training package by practice nurses in primary care settings.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37811364

Enrollment

1600

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1999-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Minor mental health problems Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

1. Practice nurse delivered self-help packages 2. Standard care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 30 primary care practices, 15 with a GP counsellor, 15 without; 1600 patients in total

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient outcome measures 1.1. European Quality of Life (EuroQuol) 1.2. Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE), problems and targets 2. Measures of economic effects (EQ-5D) 3. Primary care activity measures	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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