NCT03737019

Brief Summary

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?

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
700

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2018

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 30, 2018

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 31, 2018

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 9, 2018

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 5, 2020

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 30, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

October 4, 2021

Status Verified

October 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

October 30, 2018

Last Update Submit

October 1, 2021

Conditions

Medical Certificates for Sick Leave and Drug Prescriptions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Extent of medical certificates of sick leave by the doctors

    Data on entire extent of medical certificates, i.e. how many sick days that were certified by all doctors at the primary health care centers, for all patients treated, during the time period.

    24 months in total

  • Prescription of drugs by the doctors

    Data on all prescription of all different drugs, during the time period, made by all the doctors at the primary Health care centers that participate, to all patients that were treated.

    24 months in total

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Assessment of how the education with ACT affect the personnel according to SF36

    12 months

  • Assessment of how the education with ACT affect the personnel according to KEDS

    12 months

  • Assessment of how the education with ACT affect the personnel according to WAI

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

ACT in County Council of Kalmar

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Behavioral: Education with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Control health care centers of County Council of Jönköping

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

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

Other: Control, no intervention

Interventions

Education with Acceptance and Commitment TherapyBEHAVIORAL

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

ACT in County Council of Kalmar
Control, no interventionOTHER

Control, no interventions.

Control health care centers of County Council of Jönköping

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

  • age less than 18 years
  • do not work at the Health care center

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Linköping, Sverige, 60580, Sweden

Location

University Hospital of Linkoping

Linköping, 58185, Sweden

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • 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.

    PMID: 34496751DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic FactorsPopulation Characteristics

Study Officials

  • Fredrik H Nyström, MD, prof.

    Region Östergötland, Sweden

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Fredrik Nyström, MD

    Linkoeping University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Prospective non-randomized trial with one interventional group and a parallel group without intervention
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD PhD, consultant in internal medicine, professor of internal medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2018

First Posted

November 9, 2018

Study Start

October 31, 2018

Primary Completion

October 5, 2020

Study Completion

August 30, 2021

Last Updated

October 4, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

SE(2)