Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Patients Seeking Medical Care at General Health Care Settings in China

NCT ID: NCT00478829

Last Updated: 2007-12-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

8000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-04-30

Study Completion Date

2007-07-31

Brief Summary

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Objectives: Primary: To estimate the prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings in China.

Secondary:

* To estimate gender- and age-specific prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings in China.
* To estimate the prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings such as departments of neurology, gastroenterology, cardiology, and gynecology.
* To describe the recognition and treatment rate by treating physicians as depression and/or anxiety for outpatients in the general health care settings in China.

Detailed Description

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This study is designed to investigate the status of identifying depression and/or anxiety disorder with somatic symptoms in general hospitals in China. The study will generate valuable information to the medical community; therefore the early and vigorous treatment is possible. It's in line with China government authorities' target to increase the recognition rate of depression and/or anxiety in primary care settings to more than 50% by the end of 2010. The study will also help to identify specific diagnosis and treatment patterns for depressive / anxious patients and their comorbid conditions.

Conditions

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Adult

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Greater than or equal to 18 years.
* Consecutive general internal medical outpatients attending the selected general hospitals in the investigate days(Department of neurology, gastrointestinal, cardiology and gynecology).
* Informed consent obtained for all patients who will undergo a standardized diagnostic assessment by specialized psychiatrists.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have been screened on a previous visit.
* Patients who are unable to complete the survey because of mental or physical incapacity.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Trial Manager

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

For China, [email protected]

Locations

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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Changsha, Hunan, China

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Changsha, Hunan, China

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Changsha, Hunan, China

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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0600B2-4417

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id