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Mental Health Assessment and Prescribing by Alberta Pharmacists

Major Depressive Disorder | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Pharmacist-Patient Relations

This is a clinical trial evaluating the experimental intervention of enhanced pharmacist care by pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization (APA) in Alberta, for patients newly diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

* Adults (≥ 18 years of age) newly diagnosed with MDD and/or GAD, including:
* Patients starting on medications for the management of adults with MDD
* Patients starting on medications for the management of GAD

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Non-Alberta residents
* Unwilling or unable to participate in regular follow-up visits
* Unwilling to participate/sign consent form
* ≥2 suicide attempts per year
* Severe, psychotic, and catatonic depression
* History of and/or current substance abuse, intoxication, addiction or withdrawal
* Patients diagnosed with comorbid anxiety disorders other than GAD, including: panic -disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
* Patients diagnosed with comorbid depressive disorder other than MDD, including: depressive disorder due to another medical condition (e.g. hypothyroidism, MS, OSA, -Parkinsons, stroke, TBI, Vitamin B12 insufficiency, Huntington disease, adrenal insufficiency, mononucleosis, systemic lupus erythematosus), adjustment disorder with depressed mood
* Patients diagnosed with concurrent ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Study Location

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Matthew Chow, BScPharm, PharmD

[email protected]
(587)999-0778
Primary Contact

Yazid Al Hamarneh, BSc (Pharm), PhD, CDM

[email protected]
(780) 492-9608
Study Sponsored By
University of Alberta
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT04410575