Stoop 2011.
Trial name or title | Disease management for comorbid depression and anxiety in diabetes mellitus: design of a randomised controlled trial in primary care |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, aged 18 or over and with elevated depressive (PHQ‐9 score 7 or more) and/or anxiety symptoms (GAD‐7 score 8 or more). Patients are excluded if they currently receive psychological treatment for their symptoms of depression or anxiety, experience major psychiatric problems, such as schizophrenia and suicidal ideation, are addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling, are cognitively impaired, or are unable to read or speak Dutch sufficiently |
Interventions | Intervention: DiMaCoDeA‐DM2 (disease management intervention for comorbid depression and anxiety in patients with DM2) ‐ active screening, stepped care treatment and monitoring of depression/anxiety Control: Care as usual |
Outcomes | Depression and anxiety (PHQ‐9 and GAD‐7). Secondary outcomes: Quality of life, health status, diabetes specific distress, self‐management, medication adherence and cost‐effectiveness |
Starting date | January 2011, end December 2013 |
Contact information | Francois Pouwer f.pouwer@uvt.nl |
Notes | GAD: generalised anxiety disorder; PHQ‐9: Patient Health Questionnaire‐9; DM: diabetes mellitus |