Mental DisordersPhase 3NCT00183313
Improving Primary Care in Patients With Mental Disorders
A Phase 3 study testing Nurse case management in people with Mental Disorders, run by Emory University at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This study will determine the effectiveness of medical case management in improving the medical care of people with mental disorders or substance abuse problems. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Disorders
- What is being tested?
- Nurse case management
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 407 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2004to Jul 2009
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnosis of mental illness or substance abuse
- Patient at Florida Hall (Grady Health Systems)
Who cannot join
- Current use of medical case management
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
Grady Health Systems
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
About this study
This study will determine the effectiveness of medical case management in improving the medical care of people with mental disorders or substance abuse problems.
Read the detailed description
Poor quality of care may contribute to impaired health status and increased mortality in individuals with serious mental disorders and substance abuse problems; interventions designed to improve medical care for this population need to be developed. This study will develop a population-based medical case management model for improving the primary medical care of patients at an inner city community mental health center.
This study will last 2 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive medical case management or standard of care (typically drug and behavioral therapy) for 2 years. Participants in the case management group will receive help in overcoming barriers to receiving primary care. Participants will also undergo 5 interviews over the 2-year study duration, and have annual chart reviews. Results of the interviews will be used to assess quality of primary care, service use, health outcomes, psychiatric symptoms, and substance use.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders
- Being tested
- Nurse case management, Usual care
- Keywords
- Mental Health, Primary health care, Case management
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders, Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Nurse case managementBehavioural
Nurse case management is a population-based medical case management program to improve the delivery of primary medical care to patients with serious mental illness in a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in Atlanta GA. The treatment draws on elements from the primary care, nursing case management, chronic disease, health behavior change literature, and from the study team's experience in integrating primary care services for patients with serious mental illnesses.
Usual careBehavioural
Usual care includes standard mental health services.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Participants will receive nurse case management intervention Receives: Behavioral: Nurse case management |
| 2 | Active comparator | Participants will receive usual care Receives: Behavioral: Usual care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Quality of primary medical care
Measured: Measured over 2 years
Secondary outcomes (3)
Health status
Measured: Measured over 2 years
Psychiatric symptoms
Measured: 2004-2009
Costs
Measured: 2004-2009
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2004
- Primary completionJul 2009
- Study completionJul 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Mental DisordersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Emory UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 407 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Emory University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Benjamin Druss, Emory University
- Investigators
- Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH, Principal investigator, Emory UniversitySilke A. von Esenwein, MA, Study director, Emory University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00183313
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB00002164
- Other IDs
- R01MH070437, DSIR 82-SEPC
- Status last verified
- Nov 2013
- First submitted
- 12 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 19 Nov 2013
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Druss BG, von Esenwein SA, Compton MT, Rask KJ, Zhao L, Parker RM. A randomized trial of medical care management for community mental health settings: the Primary Care Access, Referral, and Evaluation (PCARE) study. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;167(2):151-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050691. Epub 2009 Dec 15.
PubMed 20008945
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Nov 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Primary Care in Patients With Mental Disorders
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00183313
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB00002164
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders
- Keywords
- Mental Health, Primary health care, Case management
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 407 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Emory UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Study start
- Jul 2004
- Primary completion
- Jul 2009 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will determine the effectiveness of medical case management in improving the medical care of people with mental disorders or substance abuse problems.
Detailed description
Poor quality of care may contribute to impaired health status and increased mortality in individuals with serious mental disorders and substance abuse problems; interventions designed to improve medical care for this population need to be developed. This study will develop a population-based medical case management model for improving the primary medical care of patients at an inner city community mental health center.
This study will last 2 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive medical case management or standard of care (typically drug and behavioral therapy) for 2 years. Participants in the case management group will receive help in overcoming barriers to receiving primary care. Participants will also undergo 5 interviews over the 2-year study duration, and have annual chart reviews. Results of the interviews will be used to assess quality of primary care, service use, health outcomes, psychiatric symptoms, and substance use.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Behavioral: Nurse case managementParticipants will receive nurse case management intervention |
| 2 | Active comparator | Behavioral: Usual careParticipants will receive usual care |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Diagnosis of mental illness or substance abuse
- Patient at Florida Hall (Grady Health Systems)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Current use of medical case management
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse case managementNurse case management is a population-based medical case management program to improve the delivery of primary medical care to patients with serious mental illness in a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in Atlanta GA. The treatment draws on elements from the primary care, nursing case management, chronic disease, health behavior change literature, and from the study team's experience in integrating primary care services for patients with serious mental illnesses. | Behavioural | 1 |
| Usual careUsual care includes standard mental health services. | Behavioural | 2 |
Primary outcome
Quality of primary medical care
Time frame: Measured over 2 years
3 secondary outcomes
Health status
Time frame: Measured over 2 years
Psychiatric symptoms
Time frame: 2004-2009
Costs
Time frame: 2004-2009
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Nov 2013.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 20008945Druss BG, von Esenwein SA, Compton MT, Rask KJ, Zhao L, Parker RM. A randomized trial of medical care management for community mental health settings: the Primary Care Access, Referral, and Evaluation (PCARE) study. Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;167(2):151-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050691. Epub 2009 Dec 15.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH principal investigator
Emory University
Silke A. von Esenwein, MA study director
Emory University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Nurse case management in people with Mental Disorders, run by Emory University at 2 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Nov 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Quality of primary medical care (time frame: Measured over 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00183313, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Nov 2013.