Anxiety and / or Depressive Disorders in a Population of French Airline Pilot

NCT05446519 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22-PP-09
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 870
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Throughout their career, the medical abilities of airline pilots are regularly assessed. This population is exposed to occupational constraints and risks, in particular psychosocial, and could constitute a population at risk of developing anxiety and/or depressive disorders. However, mental health remains difficult to apprehend in this population because of a strong stigmatization of mental disorders and the risk of loss of medical certification to fly. In the literature, there are very few studies dealing with mental disorders in airline pilots and the results are heterogeneous, with a prevalence of anxiety and/or depressive disorders ranging from 1.9 to 12.6%. There is no study of this type among airline pilots employed in France. Therefore it seems useful to determine the prevalence of anxiety and/or depressive disorders in this population and to describe the co-factors associated with these disorders.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Depressive and anxiety disorders

  Anxiety and depressive disorders as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD-S). The HADS consists of 14 items, seven items indicating anxiety and seven items indicating depression. The answer format offers four options, scored with values from 0 to 3. This results in scale values between 0 and 21 for each scale. Three ranges were defined by the original test authors: 0-7 (non-cases), 8-10 (doubtful cases), and 11-21 (cases)

  at baseline

Interventions

Survey BEHAVIORAL

Survey is proposed to all pilots who are members of the National Union of Airline Pilots

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Airline pilot, employed in France and unionized at the Syndicat National des Pilote de Ligne (SNPL)

You may qualify if:

• Airline pilot, employed in France and unionized at the Syndicat National des Pilote de Ligne (SNPL)

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Nice

Nice, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2022
• First Posted: July 6, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2022
• Study Completion: April 30, 2023
• Last Updated: June 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)