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NCT Number: NCT01989728

Prevalence and Effect of Detecting Common Mental Disorders in Long-term Sickness Absence

The hypothesis was that a large fraction of individuals with common mental disorders were undetected in long-term sickness and that detection of the disorders by screening, a psychiatric diagnostic examination and feedback to the individuals, primary care, and rehabilitation officers improved return to work, improved quality of life and reduced psychological distress.

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Key information

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorders Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Common Mental Disorders Depression Mental Disorders Somatoform Disorder Somatoform Disorders

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Psychiatric Research Unit west, regional Psychiatric Services West

Herning, 7400, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • First sick-listing between August 30, 2004 and August 29, 2005 in six municipalities (118,000 inhabitants)

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to understand Danish and absence due to pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

psychiatric examination and feedback

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. duration until return to work

    Time frame: 1-2 years

    Included individuals were followed until payment of sickness absence compensation was ended

Secondary outcomes

  1. Psychological distress by subscales of Hopkins Symptom Checklist Revised (SCL-90-R)

    Time frame: 1 year

    At baseline when entering long-term sickness absence (eight weeks of continuous sickness absence) the psychological distress was measured

Other outcomes

  1. Quality of life by means of Social Functioning) SF-36

    Time frame: 1 year

    At baseline when entering long-term sickness absence (eight weeks of continuous sickness absence) the quality of life was measured

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Region MidtJylland Denmark

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PRW

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2005
Study completion
2010
First posted
Nov 21, 2013
Registry last updated
Nov 21, 2013

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