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Trial reportBMC psychiatry2017

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone-based cognitive-behavioural therapy in primary care: study protocol of TIDe - telephone intervention for depression.

Birgit Watzke, Elisa Haller, Maya Steinmann, Daniela Heddaeus, Martin Härter, Hans-Helmut König, Karl Wegscheider, Thomas Rosemann

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02667366 (Improving Access to Evidence-based Treatment for Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02667366 naunknown statusnot on this map

Improving Access to Evidence-based Treatment for Depression: Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Telephone-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Primary Care

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ZurichRan2016 to 2019Enrolled56ConditionsDepressionArmsTel-PT, TAU and text messages
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Birgit WatzkeDepartment of Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14/16, Zurich, Switzerland. b.watzke@psychologie.uzh.ch.
Elisa HallerDepartment of Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14/16, Zurich, Switzerland.
Maya SteinmannDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany.
Daniela HeddaeusDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany.
Martin HärterDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany.
Karl WegscheiderInstitute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas RosemannInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Pestalozzistrasse 24, Zurich, Switzerland.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversity of Zurich · CHUniversität Hamburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the availability of evidence-based treatments for depression, a large proportion of patients remains untreated or adequate treatment is initiated with delay. This situation is particularly critical in primary care, where not only most individuals first seek help for their mental health problems, but also depressive disorders - particularly mild to moderate levels of severity - are highly prevalent given the high comorbidity of chronic somatic conditions and depression. Improving the access for evidence-based treatment, especially in primary care, is hence a priority challenge in the mental health care agenda. Telephone usage is widespread and has the potential of overcoming many barriers that individuals suffering from mental health problems are facing: Its implementation for treatment delivery presents an option for optimisation of treatment pathways and outcomes. METHODS/

designThis paper details the study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness of a telephone-administered short-term cognitive-behavioural therapy (T-CBT) for depression as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in the Swiss primary care setting. The study aims at randomising a total of 216 mildly to moderately depressed patients, which are either identified by their General Practitioners (GPs) or who self-refer to the study programme in consultation with their GP. The trial will examine whether telephone-delivered, manualised treatment leads to clinically significant reduction in depression at follow-up. It will further investigate the cost-effectiveness and acceptability of the intervention in the primary care setting. DISCUSSION: Conducting a low-intensity treatment on the telephone allows for greater flexibility for both patient and therapist, can grant more anonymity and can thus lead to less hesitation in the patient about whether to attempt treatment or not. In order to benefit from this approach, large-scale studies need to prove superior effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone-delivered therapy over routine care for patients with mild to moderate depression.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02667366 . Registered on 3 December 2015.

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TelephoneAdultClinical ProtocolsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCost-Benefit AnalysisDepressionFemaleHumansMalePrimary Health CareTherapy, Computer-AssistedAccess to mental health servicesEvidence-based treatmentMild to moderate depressionPrimary careShort-term CBTTelephone-delivered psychotherapy

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