Automated Assessment of Mental Health in the Workplace

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00134576

Enrollment

150

Registered

2005-08-25

Start date

2007-05-31

Completion date

2009-01-31

Last updated

2010-06-03

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Conditions

Mental Disorders

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to design, refine, and test for the effectiveness of a computer-based telephone system (Telephone-Linked Communications for Detection of Mental Health Disorders in the Workplace; TLC-Detect) that will screen workers for mental health distress; educate them about seeking treatment; and follow up with them over a 6 month period.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALComputer Assisted Education for Behavioral Change

TLC-Detect will provide subjects in the intervention group with information about each diagnosed mental health disorder. TLC-Detect will then give the Treatment Module and will tell the intervention subjects that it will call back in one month for a follow-up or the next week if a subject is comorbid with other disorders.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Employment with benefits at Boston Medical Center, Boston University, or Florida Power and Light Company * Ability to speak and understand conversational English * \> 18 years of age * Access to a touch-tone telephone * Screen positive for the World Health Organization (WHO)-5 Well-Being Index

Exclusion criteria

* Being under treatment (medication or therapy) for a mental health disorder * Taking medication for a serious/major medical disorder that interferes with normal life * Taking medication prescribed for mental health treatment on a daily basis * Diagnosed with schizophrenia * Planning to go on leave for over 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Absenteeism and presentism (functionality at work), measured every three months for 6 months	6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Treatment status, timing of measurement depends upon symptom severity	6 months
Health status measured every three months for 6 months	6 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026