Systematic Screening for Comorbid Psychological Conditions in Cardiac ACSC Patients With Multimorbidity in the ED (EMASPOT)

July 16, 2018 updated by: Martin Moeckel, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Systematic Screening for Comorbid Psychological Conditions in Cardiac Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) Patients With Multimorbidity in the Emergency Departments (ED)

EMASPOT assesses the prevalence and impact of mental health conditions in multimorbid emergency patients with cardiac ACSC on transsectoral utilisation of health care services.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

The specific aims of EMASPOT are primarily to determine the prevalence of mental health conditions (MHC) (i.e., symptoms of depression, anxiety, somatoform disorders, and alcohol abuse) in patients with multimorbidity and cardiac ACSC in a prospective cohort study.

The study population comprises patients admitted to an ED in Berlin-Mitte during the study period from 01.06.2017 to 31.05.2018 with cardiac complaints who are admitted to the hospital or discharged from ED. The study focusses especially on older and multimorbid patients. Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of more than two chronic diagnoses.

After having given informed consent patients are enrolled in the study and interviewed by a study nurse. Self-reported symptom burden for depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, alcohol abuse as well as frequency of utilization of health care services are assessed. Medical data will be abstracted from medical charts and include somatic comorbidities, medication and diagnostic procedures and interventions during hospitalization.

Individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted with 30 patients to assess the treatment expectations and underlying motives for ED-visits, as well as with 30 health care professionals to investigate perceptions of challenges regarding identification and treatment of patients with MHC.

All patients will have a 6-months follow-up after discharge from the ED. The follow-up is conducted either by telephone calls, e-mail or via mail. The follow-up data will include mental health conditions as assessed at baseline, frequency of utilization of health care services and health-related quality of life.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

650

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany
        • Recruiting
        • Division of Emergency Medicine, Charité University Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population comprises patients admitted to an ED in Berlin-Mitte during the study period from 01.06.2017 to 31.05.2018 with cardiac complaints who are admitted to the hospital or discharged from ED. The study focusses especially on older and multimorbid patients. Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of more than two chronic diagnoses.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients presenting to one of the EDs in Berlin-Mitte due to cardiac complaints (acute heart failure, angina pectoris, dyspnea, arrhythmias)
  • Age 50 and older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age 49 and younger
  • Inability to give written informed consent (cognitive impairment, legal guardianship)
  • Insufficient language skills to complete the questionnaire in one of the provided languages (German, English, Russian, Turkish)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mental health conditions
Time Frame: Baseline
Proportion of patients with a high self-reported symptom burden for at least one of four mental conditions: depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, alcohol abuse
Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevalence of mental disorders
Time Frame: Baseline
Prevalence of mental disorders as assessed by structured clinical interview
Baseline
Health outcomes
Time Frame: 6-months follow-up
Patient-reported health outcomes after 6 months ((Mental health conditions: Depression, anxiety, somatoform symptoms, alcohol abuse) and Quality of life)
6-months follow-up
Utilization of health care systems
Time Frame: Baseline
Frequency of health care system utilization before ED visit
Baseline
Utilization of health care systems
Time Frame: 6-months follow-up
Frequency of health care system utilization after ED visit
6-months follow-up
Expectations towards ED-care, semi-structured qualitative interviews
Time Frame: Baseline
Patient (n≈30) and providers (n≈30) expectations towards ED-care and psychological care, assessed in a qualitative interview and categorized on the basis of qualitative methods
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Collaborators

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Martin Möckel, Prof. Dr., Division of Emergency Medicine, Charité University Hospital Berlin

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 31, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 31, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 18, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EA1/363/16
  • 0133/17/ST3 (Other Identifier: Corporate Data Protection)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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