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NCT Number: NCT00134576

Automated Assessment of Mental Health in the Workplace

The purpose of this study is to design, refine, and test for the effectiveness of a computer-based telephone system (Telephone-Linked Communications for Detection of Mental Health Disorders in the Workplace; TLC-Detect) that will screen workers for mental health distress; educate them about seeking treatment; and follow up with them over a 6 month period.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Employment with benefits at Boston Medical Center, Boston University, or Florida Power and Light Company
  • Ability to speak and understand conversational English
  • > 18 years of age
  • Access to a touch-tone telephone
  • Screen positive for the World Health Organization (WHO)-5 Well-Being Index

Exclusion criteria

  • Being under treatment (medication or therapy) for a mental health disorder
  • Taking medication for a serious/major medical disorder that interferes with normal life
  • Taking medication prescribed for mental health treatment on a daily basis
  • Diagnosed with schizophrenia
  • Planning to go on leave for over 6 months

Treatment and study plan

Computer Assisted Education for Behavioral Change

Behavioral

TLC-Detect will provide subjects in the intervention group with information about each diagnosed mental health disorder. TLC-Detect will then give the Treatment Module and will tell the intervention subjects that it will call back in one month for a follow-up or the next week if a subject is comorbid with other disorders.

Primary outcomes

  1. Absenteeism and presentism (functionality at work), measured every three months for 6 months

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Treatment status, timing of measurement depends upon symptom severity

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Health status measured every three months for 6 months

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Boston Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2009
First posted
Aug 25, 2005
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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