Blended Care for the Discontinuation of Benzodiazepine Use

Summary

This study aims to compare two strategies performed by GPs to help patients taking benzodiazepines on a daily basis for at least six months to discontinue their use. The first strategy consists of the usual or standard support provided by the GP, which often starts with a discontinuation advice or letter, the second is blended support where face-to-face consultations with the GP are alternated with web-based self-learning by the patient.

Conditions

• Benzodiazepine Dependence
• Benzodiazepine Dependent
• Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Blended care

An interactive e-learning programme delivered through a secured web-based platform for patients and general practitioners (GPs), blended with face-to-face contacts between the involved GP and patient.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

General practitioners offering usual care are expected to follow the Belgian guidelines as described in the most recent online version of "Anxiety, stress and sleeping problems A toolbox for general practitioners." or "Sleeping pills and sedatives. How to assist your patients in the search for other solutions?" which are both available in French and Dutch.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Universiteit Antwerpen

  collaborator OTHER

• University Ghent

  collaborator OTHER

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel

  collaborator OTHER

• Université Libre de Bruxelles

  collaborator OTHER

• Université de Liège

  collaborator OTHER

• Kristien Coteur

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Catharina Matheï · KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-06-24

Primary Completion

2021-07-30

Completion

2021-08-02

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations