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