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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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Netherlands Trial Register |
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Last refreshed on:
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27 May 2013 |
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Main ID: |
NTR95 |
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Date of registration:
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28/07/2005 |
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Public title:
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Prevention of psychological problems in older widowed persons by means of a visiting service: A randomized trial.
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Scientific title:
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Prevention of psychological problems in older widowed persons by means of a visiting service: A randomized trial. - N/A |
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Date of first enrolment:
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1/11/2002 |
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Target sample size:
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350 |
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Recruitment status: |
complete |
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URL:
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http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=95 |
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Study type:
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intervention |
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Study design:
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Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized
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Countries of recruitment
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The Netherlands
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Contacts
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Name:
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G.
Willemse |
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Address:
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Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction,
P.O.Box 725, Da Costakade 45
3500 AS
Utrecht
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)30 2971100 |
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Email:
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gwillemse@trimbos.nl |
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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S.
Onrunst |
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Address:
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Trimbos Institute - Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction,
P.O.Box 725, Da Costakade 45
3500 AS
Utrecht
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)30 2971100 |
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Email:
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sonrust@trimbos.nl |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Widow/widower;
2. Aged 55 years or older;
3. Has lost his/her partner through death 6-12 months earlier;
4. Feels lonely according to the 'Lonelisness Scale';
5. No mental disorder according to the MINI.
Exclusion criteria: When not met the five inclusion criteria mentioned above, people are excluded.
Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Psychological problems
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Intervention(s)
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Experimental: visiting service.In the visiting service, recently widowed persons are offered to hold supportive one-to-one talks with trained fellow-sufferers. The objective is to provide social support. The volunteers make maximally 10 home visits, spread out over a one-year period.
Control condition: respondents in the control condition are offered a brochure about the prevention of depression. These respondents are free to seek help elsewhere on their own initiative.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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1. Mental health;
2. Cost-effectiveness.
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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1. Quality of life;
2. Grief process;
3. Mastery;
4. Loneliness.
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Secondary ID(s)
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ISRCTN17508307
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ZON-MW 63-224
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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ZON-MW, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
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