Status:
COMPLETED
Increasing Cost-effectiveness of Inpatient Treatment of Affective Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Freiburg
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Medical Association
Conditions:
Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The cost-effectiveness of a new, guideline oriented sequential inpatient - outpatient treatment model will be investigated. Secondary outcomes are: patient satisfaction, practitioners' satisfaction an...
Detailed Description
Great diversity concerning duration of inpatient treatment of depression in psychiatric-psychotherapeutic hospitals is often used as an argument for the possible reduction of length of stay. Yet short...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Current depressive episode at time of admission
- ICD-10 diagnosis:
- Depressive episode, F 32.xx
- Recurrent depressive episode, F 33.xx
- Depression is primary treatment indication
- The ability to give informed consent
- Sufficient German language skills
- Being resident sufficiently close to the hospital for being able to take part in the outpatient program
- permanent residence
Exclusion
- Dementia
- Alcohol or drug dependence (not misuse)
- Psychotic symptoms
- Schizoaffective disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Schizophrenia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
202 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00662428
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
June 21 2012
Active Locations (5)
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1
Krankenhaus Hofheim
Hofheim, Hesse, Germany, 65719
2
Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany, D-95445
3
Freiburg University Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, D-79104
4
Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany, D-76133