Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Primary Health Care

NCT ID: NCT03737019

Last Updated: 2021-10-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

700 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-31

Study Completion Date

2021-08-30

Brief Summary

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How does education of health personnel with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy affect the extent of medical certificates of sick leave and drug prescriptions in primary health care centers in Kalmar compared with similar centers in Jönköping in which the personnel do not get such therapy?

Detailed Description

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Five primary health care centers in the County Council of Jönköping who do not get education according to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) serve as controls. Six primary health care centers in County Council of Kalmar, with the same total number of listed patients (about 45 000 in total per County Council) in their areas undergo group education according to ACT. Data on medical certificates of sick leave and drug prescriptions are taken from registries (this is routine in primary health care in Sweden) at baseline and after 6, 12 and 24 months in both regions. The personnel at both centers also fill out questionnaires about their own quality of life at baseline and after 12 months. The investigators also plan to interview about 20 subjects on these matters.

Conditions

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Medical Certificates for Sick Leave and Drug Prescriptions

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective non-randomized trial with one interventional group and a parallel group without intervention
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ACT in County Council of Kalmar

Group education with ACT in six primary health care centers in County Council of Kalmar

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy of the personnel at each center.

Control health care centers of County Council of Jönköping

Five primary health care centers of County Council of Jönköping that do not get education.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control, no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Control, no interventions.

Interventions

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Education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Group education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy of the personnel at each center.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control, no intervention

Control, no interventions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* over 18 years of age
* working at the health care center

Exclusion Criteria

* age less than 18 years
* do not work at the Health care center
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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County Councils of Region Östergötland, Kalmar and Jönköping

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Linkoeping

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fredrik H Nystrom

MD PhD, consultant in internal medicine, professor of internal medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fredrik H Nyström, MD, prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Region Östergötland, Sweden

Fredrik Nyström, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Linkoeping University

Locations

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Linköping, Sverige, Sweden

Site Status

University Hospital of Linkoping

Linköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Kadowaki A, Alvunger AK, Larsen HI, Persdotter A, Zak MS, Johansson P, Nystrom FH. Education of the primary health care staff based on acceptance and commitment therapy is associated with reduced sick leave in a prospective controlled trial. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Sep 8;22(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01526-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34496751 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2018/323-32

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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