Screening for health problems and emotional distress in GP clinics

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Distress; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Distress

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84692657
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 429

Inclusion Criteria

A. Inclusion criteria (for the randomised trial and patient survey)
1. Aged 18 years and above
2. Willingness to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
3. Have a contact telephone number where they can be contacted for a baseline and follow-up interview 7-10 days after the baseline interview

B. Inclusion Criteria (for the survey among GP and primary care workers): all GP and primary care workers in primary care clinics in north and west London.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria (for the randomised trial and patient survey):
1. Those who decline to provide consent to participate in the study
2. All those presenting to the surgery for emergency medical problems
3. All those who have insufficient command of English to complete the baseline interview. As one of the researchers is fluent in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Marathi, all patients who can only speak these languages will also be included.

B. Exclusion criteria (for the survey among GP and primary care workers): all those who decline to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified