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HEAlth Dialogues for Patients With Mental Illness in Primary Care

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Depression
Death
Mental Illness
Diabetes
Myocardial Disease
Stroke
Stress
Fatigue
Sleep Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: health dialogue
Registration Number
NCT05181254
Lead Sponsor
Region Skane
Brief Summary

In the current project, primary health care patients with mental illness such as anxiety, depression, fatigue or sleep disorders will be followed. The study includes both health conversations with the health curve as a systematic work with lifestyle habits, and the biochemical risk marker copeptin with a focus on improved lifestyle habits and the development of cardiovascular complications. Participants will be followed up at 12 and 24 months with renewed health interview including the health curve and blood sampling. National registries will be used for a, up to 20 year long follow-up regarding cardiovascular complications and mortality.

Detailed Description

Patients with mental illness have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality compared to the rest of the population, partly related to unhealthy lifestyle habits. However, not all risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease are known yet. The interest in studies about the importance of copeptin as a biochemical risk factors has increased in recent years.

Objectives:

The main aim with this project is assessment of the effect of Health Dialogue with the health curve (in swedish; Hälsokurvan) on lifestyle habits and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with mental illness in primary care. The second aim is to assess copeptin's prognostic value and to collect blood samples in a biobank for future research on molecular biomarkers with prognostic value for cardiovascular disease.

Work plan:

The study has a prospective observational design. The method with Health Dialogues is previously validated in a Swedish context and is based on a detailed lifestyle questionnaire, blood testing and personalized counselling by a trained health care professional. The patients will be followed with a new Health Dialogue and blood samples after 12 and 24 months and for 20 years with National Registers

Significance:

The effect of Health Dialogues in patients with mental illness is not studied yet. The current fast implementation of the method in the primary care in south of Sweden (the region of Scania) provides a unique opportunity to study this patient group and the expected benefits of Health Dialogues in the long term, to study a potentially useful risk biomarker (copeptin) as well as to build a biobank for future studies on cardiovascular prognostic risk markers.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients > 18 years old seeking primary care for mental illness (depression, anxiety, sleep disorders or stress related problems
Exclusion Criteria
  • Dementia, not speaking, writing or understanding spoken the Swedish language.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Health dialoguehealth dialoguePatients \> 18 years old seeking primary care for mental illness (depression, anxiety, sleep disorders or stress related problems) will be followed at 12 and 24 months from baseline in a first assessment, and after 5 and 10 years with follow-up in national registers in a later phase. The patient will fill out a web-based questionnaire about lifestyle habits before the visit to the health center and will be called for blood sampling and measurement of blood pressure and BMI. A nurse with special training in the Health Dialogue then meets the patient and provides individually tailored advice based on the patient's unique conditions and the risk profile on the Health Dialogue, such as help with smoking cessation, physical activity on prescription (PaR-S), contact with a dietitian, physiotherapist. A continued contact with a psychologist or physician will be planned if necessary
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients who change their risk profile24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who achieve a change in the risk profile on the Health Dialogue. A positive change ("yes") is defined if a larger number of the variables on the Health Curve have improved than deteriorated. "No" is defined as no change or negative change has taken place.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients affected with venous thromboembolismFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected of : Diagnosis and date of onset of venous thromboembolism (I82.0-I82.3, I82.8, I82.9 \& I82.8W)

Referral physiotherapistAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who have received referral to physiotherapist

Referral to smoking cessationAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who have undergone smoking cessation

Time and intensity in physical activityAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Proportion of patients in number of minutes self-reported in physical activity per week in different intensity

Referral PaR-SAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who have received PaR-S

Proportion of smokers and number of cigarettes per dayAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Proportion of patients, self-reported answers about smoking, Yes (number of cigarettes per day) no, or former

Metabolic markersAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Overnight fasting venous blood sampling. Change in mmol/L from baseline to follow-up of metabolic markers; total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipids (HDL), and low density lipids (LDL)

Proportion of cardiovascular deathFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected of cardiovascular death: Diagnosis and date of onset of death, cardiovascular death (ICD 10: I)

Self reported risk changeAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who had change between baseline and follow-up in self-reported lifestyle risk assessment

Proportion lost to follow-upAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of dropouts / missed follow-ups

Proportion of patients affected with type 2 diabetesFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected of type 2 diabetes: Diagnosis and date of onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (ICD 10: E11).

Proportion of deathsFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients. Diagnosis and date of death

Co-peptinAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Measured at baseline in pmol/L. Blood sampling after overnight fasting.

Blood pressureAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Measured (mmHg), sitting at right arm after 10 minutes of resting with both feet on the floor.

Referral dietitianAt 12 and 24 months from baseline

Proportion of patients who have received referral to dietitian

Proportion of patients affected with myocardial infarctionFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected with myocardial infarction: Diagnosis and date of onset of myocardial infarction (MI) (I21)

Waist hip ratio (WHR)At baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

WHR will be calculated by the ratio between waist in cm and and hip in cm

Alcohol consumptionAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Proportion of patients, self-reported number of glasses with 4 cl 40% alcohol per week

Proportion of patients affected with ischemic strokeFrom baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected of ischemic stroke: Diagnosis and date of onset of ischemic stroke (I63)

Blood glucoseAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

Fasting blood glucose from venous blood sampling in mmol/L

BMIAt baseline and follow-up at 12 and 24 months from baseline.

BMI (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2)

Proportion of patients affected by MACE (Myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death)From baseline and up to 20 years follow-up

Long time follow-up in registers. Proportion of patients affected of Myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death (MACE) up to 20 years from baseline: Diagnosis and date of first onset of ischemic stroke (I63), death, cardiovascular death (ICD 10: I), combined to the composite outcome measure MACE (MI, stroke or cardiovascular death).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peter Nymberg

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Helsingborg, Region Skane, Sweden

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