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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR363
Date of registration: 12/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Trimbos-institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction
Public title: Randomized controlled trial of psychiatric consultation embedded in continuing education to company physicians for employees with sick leave absence through psychiatric disorders.
Scientific title: Psychiatric consultation embedded in continuing education to company physicians for employees with sick leave absence through psychiatric disorders. A randomised trial. - BACO Trial
Date of first enrolment: 3/10/2005
Target sample size: 400
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=363
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: C.M.  Feltz-Cornelis, van der
Address:  Trimbos-institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Department of Diagnosis en Treatment, P.O. Box 725, Da Costakade 45 3500 AS Utrecht The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: cfeltz@trimbos.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: C.M.  Feltz-Cornelis, van der
Address:  Trimbos-institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Department of Diagnosis en Treatment, P.O. Box 725, Da Costakade 45 3500 AS Utrecht The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: cfeltz@trimbos.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Employees with absence from work for a period of at least 6 weeks and no plan for resumption of work within 12 weeks, and a positive screen on either the PHQ or the Whiteley Index.
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient command of Dutch language, negative outcome of PHQ screen, dementia, psychotic symptoms or suicide risk, or the expectation of the company physician of a work related conflict.

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Mental illness, Depressive disorders, Anxiety disorders

Intervention(s)
Company physicians are randomised over 2 conditions:
1. the intervention group and
2. care-as-usual group.
All company physicians in both conditions receive continuing education and follow a training programme targeted at diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorder and anxiety disorder.
In the intervention group patients of company physicians receive psychiatric consultation as well, resulting in an individually tailored diagnosis and treatment advice.
These psychiatric consultation are enbedded in the continuing education to company physicians.
Primary Outcome(s)
Reduction of symptoms as measured with the PHQ and quality of life as measured with the SF-20.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of complaints, general functioning, fatigue, duration of sick leave.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN86722376
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
STECR Alladin Program, ArboNed, ArboUnie
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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