Status:

COMPLETED

Mental Health Assessment and Prescribing by Alberta Pharmacists

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a clinical trial evaluating the experimental intervention of enhanced pharmacist care by pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization (APA) in Alberta, for patients newly diagnosed wi...

Detailed Description

Primary objective -To evaluate the effect of enhanced pharmacist care possible by community pharmacists with APA in comparison with usual care (standard pharmacist care and physician care) for patien...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Adults (≥ 18 years of age) newly diagnosed with MDD and/or GAD, including:
  • Patients starting on medications for the management of adults with MDD
  • Patients starting on medications for the management of GAD
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pregnancy
  • Non-Alberta residents
  • Unwilling or unable to participate in regular follow-up visits
  • Unwilling to participate/sign consent form
  • ≥2 suicide attempts per year
  • Severe, psychotic, and catatonic depression
  • History of and/or current substance abuse, intoxication, addiction or withdrawal
  • Patients diagnosed with comorbid anxiety disorders other than GAD, including: panic -disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Patients diagnosed with comorbid depressive disorder other than MDD, including: depressive disorder due to another medical condition (e.g. hypothyroidism, MS, OSA, -Parkinsons, stroke, TBI, Vitamin B12 insufficiency, Huntington disease, adrenal insufficiency, mononucleosis, systemic lupus erythematosus), adjustment disorder with depressed mood
  • Patients diagnosed with concurrent ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 22 2023

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 31 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    13 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04410575

    Start Date

    March 22 2023

    End Date

    May 31 2025

    Last Update

    July 4 2025

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    University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2R3