The treatment of anxiety and depression in primary care: a comparison of computer therapy, clinical psychology and GP treatment as usual

ISRCTN	ISRCTN74134952
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74134952
Secondary identifying numbers	M0001095604

Submission date: 12/09/2003
Registration date: 12/09/2003
Last edited: 28/03/2018

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

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Jim Nightingale
Scientific

West London Mental Health Trust
2 Wolverton Gardens
London
W6 7DY
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 8846 7765
Email	Jim.Nightingale@wlmht.nhs.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title	The treatment of anxiety and depression in primary care: a comparison of computer therapy, clinical psychology and GP treatment as usual
Study objectives	To compare the efficacy of computer therapy for anxiety and depression with treatment provided by a clinical psychologist and GP treatment as usual. To compare the relative cost effectiveness of the computer and psychologist treatments.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Depression
Intervention	This is a randomised control trial. 90 consenting participants with depression and/or anxiety will be randomised to either treatment by the computer or to treatment by psychologists. The control group will comprise 45 matched patents in inner London who are receiving treatment as usual by GPs. Data from this group is being provided by collaborators at the Institute of Psychiatry.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Clinical effectiveness: measures assessing depression and anxiety at screening (assessment) and after 3 months. Cost effectiveness: costs of the computer equipment, clinical psychologist's time and a research assistant¿s time will be calculated. Number of visits to the GP in the 3 months before and after the study will also be recorded.
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/04/2001
Completion date	01/06/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	90
Key inclusion criteria	The sample comprises referrals from local GPs within the Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Groups. Patients (N=90) with anxiety and/or depression who are referred for psychological interventions and who give their written consent will be entered into the study.
Key exclusion criteria	Does not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/04/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/06/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

West London Mental Health Trust

London
W6 7DY
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website	http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

The West London Research Network (WeLReN) (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

28/03/2018: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.
10/02/2016: No publications found, study status unverified.