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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12614000031662
ACTRN12614000031662
Recruiting
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A randomised controlled trial of a psychosocial brief intervention of motivational interviewing with emergency department attendees with mild and moderate levels of stress

The Prince Charles Hospital0 sites90 target enrollmentJanuary 10, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Moderate and high levels of non specific psychological distress identified by the Kessler Psychological distress scales (K10)
Sponsor
The Prince Charles Hospital
Enrollment
90
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 10, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Consenting adults, 18 years and over, who are alert and orientated and able to speak English. Those emergency department attendees, who have mild/moderate levels of psychological distress identified by the Kessler Physiological Distress Scales because there is a strong association between very high K10 scores and a current Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) diagnosis of anxiety and affective disorders, and a lesser but still significant association the K10 and other mental health categories, or the presence of any current mental disorder; and do not require hospital admission, will be eligible

Exclusion Criteria

  • Those with 'severe' K10 scores; those unable or unwilling to give consent; people with a cognitive impairment/learning disability; those admitted to hospital as in\-patients; those already in mental health programs; those unable or unwilling to be contacted by telephone; or those in police custody.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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