Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pharmaceutical Care Program for Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Primary Care (NCT NCT00794196)

NCT ID: NCT00794196

Last Updated: 2016-11-22

Results Overview

Adherence to antidepressant medication was measured through Pharmacy records

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

179 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

At 3 and 6 months

Results posted on

2016-11-22

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Usual Care
The control group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care at primary care level. They could be referred to specialized care when necessary (general practitioner's criteria).
Intervention Group
Intervention group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care plus a pharmaceutical support program. Pharmaceutical care program for antidepressant treatment: The pharmaceutical care program is a support program for patients starting and maintaining antidepressant treatment.
Overall Study
STARTED
92
87
Overall Study
COMPLETED
87
64
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
5
23

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Usual Care
The control group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care at primary care level. They could be referred to specialized care when necessary (general practitioner's criteria).
Intervention Group
Intervention group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care plus a pharmaceutical support program. Pharmaceutical care program for antidepressant treatment: The pharmaceutical care program is a support program for patients starting and maintaining antidepressant treatment.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
5
23

Baseline Characteristics

Pharmaceutical Care Program for Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Primary Care

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Usual Care
n=92 Participants
The control group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care.
Intervention Group
n=87 Participants
Intervention group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care plus a pharmaceutical support program. Pharmaceutical care program for antidepressant treatment: The pharmaceutical care program is a support program for patients starting and maintaining antidepressant treatment.
Total
n=179 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
48.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.9 • n=99 Participants
49.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.1 • n=107 Participants
48.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.5 • n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
70 Participants
n=99 Participants
60 Participants
n=107 Participants
130 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
22 Participants
n=99 Participants
27 Participants
n=107 Participants
49 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
77 Participants
n=99 Participants
58 Participants
n=107 Participants
135 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=99 Participants
29 Participants
n=107 Participants
44 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
92 participants
n=99 Participants
87 participants
n=107 Participants
179 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At 3 and 6 months

Adherence to antidepressant medication was measured through Pharmacy records

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=87 Participants
Intervention group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care plus a pharmaceutical support program. Pharmaceutical care program for antidepressant treatment: The pharmaceutical care program is a support program for patients starting and maintaining antidepressant treatment.
Usual Care
n=92 Participants
The control group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care at primary care level. They could be referred to specialized care when necessary (general practitioner's criteria).
Adherence to Antidepressant Medication
3 months
78.4 percentage of adherence patients
Interval 48.0 to 93.5
61.9 percentage of adherence patients
Interval 26.4 to 88.1
Adherence to Antidepressant Medication
6 months
60.1 percentage of adherence patients
Interval 28.4 to 85.11
40.2 percentage of adherence patients
Interval 12.9 to 75.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 0, 3 and 6 months

Patient wellbeing EUROQOL5D scale is used to evaluate health-related quality of life. The answers given to EUROQOL5D allow for the description 243 unique health states which can be converted into EQ-5D index anchored at 0 for death and 1 for perfect health.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=87 Participants
Intervention group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care plus a pharmaceutical support program. Pharmaceutical care program for antidepressant treatment: The pharmaceutical care program is a support program for patients starting and maintaining antidepressant treatment.
Usual Care
n=92 Participants
The control group will be receiving usual medical and pharmaceutical care at primary care level. They could be referred to specialized care when necessary (general practitioner's criteria).
Patient Wellbeing
Baseline
0.58 units on a scale
Interval 0.5 to 0.65
0.66 units on a scale
Interval 0.58 to 0.75
Patient Wellbeing
3 months
0.78 units on a scale
Interval 0.7 to 0.86
0.79 units on a scale
Interval 0.71 to 0.88
Patient Wellbeing
6 months
0.85 units on a scale
Interval 0.76 to 0.93
0.80 units on a scale
Interval 0.74 to 0.91

Adverse Events

Usual Care

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Intervention Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Antoni Serrano Blanco

Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

Phone: +34936406350

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place