ISRCTN ISRCTN71142851
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN71142851
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
16/01/2007
Registration date
16/01/2007
Last edited
22/03/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr G M van der Weele
Scientific

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
P.O. Box 9600
Leiden
2300 RC
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)71 526 8444
Email G.M.van_der_Weele@lumc.nl

Study information

Study designPragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeScreening
Scientific title
Study acronymPROMODE
Study objectivesA screening and stepped care treatment program for elderly with depressive symptoms in general practice will lead to significant reduction of depressive symptoms and costs in comparison to Care As Usual (CAU).
Ethics approval(s)Approval received from the Medical Ethics Committee of the Leiden University Medical Centre (Commissie medische ethiek van het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum [LUMC]) on the 27th February 2007. We also received a letter of approval from the Raad van Bestuur (Board of Directors) of the LUMC.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedDepressive symptoms
InterventionIn the intervention practices elderly with depressive symptoms will be offered a stepped care treatment program, including:
1. Individual counselling by a community psychiatric nurse
2. Psycho-education by a Coping with Depression group course or a similar therapy on individual basis, and
3. Pharmacological treatment and/or referral for patients with persistence of depressive symptoms after step 1 and 2.

In the control practices elderly will receive care as usual.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureDifference in severity of depressive symptoms (Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale [MADRS] baseline - six months).
Secondary outcome measuresDifferences (at six and 12 months) in:
1. Percentage responders to treatment
2. Quality of life (Short Form health survey [SF-36], EuroQol questionnaire [EQ-5D])
3. Mortality
4. Use of (in)formal help or home care
5. Medical consumption
6. Cost-effectiveness
7. Costs per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)
Overall study start date01/03/2007
Completion date01/03/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexBoth
Target number of participants4000
Key inclusion criteria1. Inclusion criteria for screening: elderly aged 75 years and over enlisted in general practices
2. Inclusion criteria for treatment-offer: screen positive for depression (Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS-15] more than four)
Key exclusion criteria1. Exclusion criteria for screening: terminal illness, current treatment for depression, loss of partner/important relative within previous three months
2. Exclusion criteria for treatment-offer: severe cognitive impairment (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] less than 19)
Date of first enrolment01/03/2007
Date of final enrolment01/03/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Leiden
2300 RC
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre

Department of Public Health and Primary Care
P.O. Box 9600
Leiden
2300 RC
Netherlands

Website http://www.lumc.nl/
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2011 Yes No
Results article results 01/07/2012 Yes No