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- Clinical Trial NCT00158327
Telephone-Based Care Management Program for Individuals With Anxiety Disorders
The RELAX Trial: Reducing Limitations From Anxiety in Primary Care
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Numerous studies have shown that telephone-based collaborative care programs may be an effective way to monitor the quality of life of individuals with mental health issues such as anxiety disorders. With regular monitoring through telephone conversations, health care providers can gain information from their patients in a convenient forum. This study will determine whether a telephone-based care management program can improve anxiety symptoms, alcohol abuse, employment patterns, use of health care services, and health-related quality of life for individuals with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either usual care or a telephone-based collaborative care program for 12 months. Usual care may include one or more of several different treatments such as pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy; the treatments will be chosen by participants' physicians. Participants assigned to the telephone-based program will have a choice of what type of treatment they will receive; the choices will include pharmacotherapy, workbook training designed to help participants improve their coping skills, referral to a community mental health specialist, or some combination of these treatments.
Participants receiving usual care will continue their treatment for 12 months. After 12 months, these participants will undergo interviews and complete self-report scales for assessment of their anxiety symptoms, health care use, alcohol use, and quality of life. Their participation in the trial will end after 12 months.
Participants in the telephone intervention group will receive telephone calls 1 to 2 times every month for 12 months. During the calls, participants will be asked about their attitude toward and adherence to their treatment regimen. They will also be asked about recent episodes of anxiety they have experienced and what coping techniques they have used. Monthly follow-up calls will continue for an additional 12 months after the first year of the study; this will help determine the long-term effectiveness of the telephone-based intervention.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
- University of Pittsburgh
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder
- Score of 7 or higher on the Panic Disorder Severity Scale score OR a score of 14 or higher on the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Anxiety Scale
- Life expectancy greater than 1 year
- Have a household telephone and can be contacted by phone for the duration of the study
- Able to read and write in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presently receiving treatment for a psychiatric disorder from a mental health specialist
- At risk for suicide
- History of bipolar disorder
- Dependence on alcohol or other substances within 6 months prior to study entry
- Organic anxiety syndromes, including those secondary to medical illness or drugs
- Unstable medical conditions that would interfere with the study
- Plan to leave their primary care source during the study or for 1 year after study completion
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 1
Participants will receive telephone-based collaborative care
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Participants assigned to the telephone-based program will have a choice of what type of treatment they will receive.
The choices will include pharmacotherapy, workbook training designed to help participants improve their coping skills, referral to a community mental health specialist, or some combination of these treatments.
Participants will receive telephone calls one to two times every month for 12 months.
During the calls, participants will be asked about their attitude toward and adherence to their treatment regimen.
They will also be asked about recent episodes of anxiety they have experienced and what coping techniques they have used.
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Active Comparator: 2
Participants will receive usual care
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Usual care may include one or more of several different treatments such as pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy; the treatments will be chosen by participants' physicians and will be delivered for 12 months.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Health-related quality of life (SF-36 MCS)
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Generalized anxiety symptoms
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Panic disorder severity scale (PDSS)
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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PHQ-9
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Alcohol use
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Health services utilization
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Health care costs
Time Frame: Measured at Month 12
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Measured at Month 12
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Bruce L. Rollman, MD, University of Pittsburgh
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Rollman BL, Herbeck Belnap B, Reynolds CF, Schulberg HC, Shear MK. A contemporary protocol to assist primary care physicians in the treatment of panic and generalized anxiety disorders. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2003 Mar-Apr;25(2):74-82. doi: 10.1016/s0163-8343(03)00004-5.
- Rollman BL, Fischer GS, Zhu F, Belnap BH. Comparison of electronic physician prompts versus waitroom case-finding on clinical trial enrollment. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr;23(4):447-50. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0449-0.
- Behringer T, Rollman BL, Herbeck-Belnap B, Houck PR, Mazumdar S, Schwarz EB. Impact of physician counseling and perception of teratogenic risks: a survey of 96 nonpregnant women with anxiety. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011;13(2):PCC.10m01028. doi: 10.4088/PCC.10m01028.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- R01MH059395 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
- RELAx
- DSIR 82-SEPC
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