Effectiveness of a Minimal Intervention Strategy for patients with common mental disorders on sick leave: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in General Practice.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21078

Enrollment

415

Registered

2005-09-12

Start date

2003-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

This study is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in general practice. Forty GPs will be randomized to the intervention group or the usual care group. The GPs in the intervention group will receiv

2. Educate the patient about distress and the best ways to cope with the situation

3. Advise the patient to see an occupational physician

4. Evaluate any progress four weeks later, and refer the patient to a psychological professional if no progress has been made.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients (20-60 years old) who visited their GP, having distress complaints, paid work and sick leave no longer than three months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe psychiatric disorders (mania or psychosis), patients who were terminally ill or who couldn't speak Dutch properly.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of occupational disability.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Social functioning/quality of life, application for disability benefit after one year of sick leave (WAO), unemployment, psychological symptoms, and utilization of medical services. The outcomes will be assessed after 2, 6 and 12 months of follow-up.	—

Contacts

Public ContactBerend Terluin

VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7

b.terluin@vumc.nl+31 (0)20 4449368

Outcome results