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Trial name or title	Managing comorbid depression and anxiety in primary care patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Patients included in the AsCoZoB management programme for patients with asthma/COPD are eligible. Exclusion criteria ‐ aged below 18, currently receiving treatment for depression and/or anxiety, diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, suicidal ideation, not being able to read or speak Dutch sufficiently. Depression and anxiety assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
Interventions	Intervention: Disease management condition ‐ stepped care programme consisting of three consecutive steps and monitoring of results. Stepped care intervention includes psychoeducation, course on coping with depression/anxiety and coaching complemented with antidepressant/anxiolytic medication Control: Care as usual
Outcomes	Primary outcome measures: Depression and anxiety (PHQ‐9, GAD‐7, MINI) and quality of life/health status
Starting date	January 2011, end December 2013
Contact information	Francois Pouwer F.Pouwer@uvt.nl
Notes	COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GAD: generalised anxiety disorder; PHQ‐9: Patient Health Questionnaire‐9